- submergence, submerging, submersion, immersion - sinking until covered completely with water
--1 is a kind of sinking
--1 has particulars: dipDerived forms: verb submerse1, verb submerse2, verb submerge1 - submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing - the act of wetting something by submerging it
--2 is a kind of wetting
Derived forms: verb submerge3, verb submerse2