— immergence , n.
/i merrj"/ , v. , immerged, immerging .
v.i.
1. to plunge, as into a fluid.
2. to disappear by entering into any medium, as the moon into the shadow of the sun.
v.t.
3. Archaic. to immerse.
[ 1605-15; immergere to dip, plunge, sink into. See IM- 1 , MERGE ]