— submersion /seuhb merr"zheuhn, -sheuhn/ , n.
/seuhb merrs"/ , v.t., submersed, submersing .
to submerge.
[ 1830-40; prob. back-formation from submersion submersion-, s. of submersio a sinking, equiv. to L submers ( us ) ptp. of submergere to SUBMERGE + -ion- -ION ]