"demerse" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈmɜː(ɹ)s/ Forms: demerses [present, singular, third-person], demersing [participle, present], demersed [participle, past], demersed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s Etymology: From Latin dēmersus, past participle of dēmergere. See merge. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēmersus}} Latin dēmersus Head templates: {{en-verb}} demerse (third-person singular simple present demerses, present participle demersing, simple past and past participle demersed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete, also figurative) To immerse, to submerge (something). Tags: also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive

Inflected forms

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