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SUBMERSION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of wetting something by submerging it

Synonyms:

dousing; ducking; immersion; submersion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("submersion" is a kind of...):

wetting (the act of making something wet)

Derivation:

submerge; submerse (put under water)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sinking until covered completely with water

Synonyms:

immersion; submergence; submerging; submersion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("submersion" is a kind of...):

sinking (a descent as through liquid (especially through water))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "submersion"):

dip (a brief immersion)

Derivation:

submerge (sink below the surface; go under or as if under water)

submerse (put under water)

submerse (sink below the surface; go under or as if under water)

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