submerse, v. rare.
(səbˈmɜːs)
[f. L. submers-, pa. ppl. stem of submergĕre to submerge. Cf. next.]
trans. To submerge, drown.
| 1837 Fraser's Mag. XVI. 344 [They] quietly submerse their memories in the waters of Lethe. 1905 Daily Chron. 15 June 6/7 The moving of the submersing lever from a perpendicular to a horizontal position. |