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submersion

[ suhb-mur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of putting oneself or another person or thing under water or into some other enveloping medium:

    Swimmers in the class are taught submersion and breath holding, floating, and kicking.

    This durable tile is specially made to withstand submersion in swimming pools.

  2. the act of subordinating or suppressing something:

    Critics talked about the film鈥檚 submersion of individual character within a vision of group solidarity.



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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of submersion1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; from Late Latin 蝉耻产尘别谤蝉颈艒苍-, stem of 蝉耻产尘别谤蝉颈艒, also 蝉耻尘尘别谤蝉颈艒 鈥渁 sinking,鈥 from Latin submers(us) 鈥渟unk鈥 (past participle of submergere 鈥渢o dip under, immerse, sink鈥) + -颈艒 -ion ( def )
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鈥淚 Saw the TV Glow鈥 captures this obsessive, anticipatory submersion in a long-form weekly TV show, to the point where it ignites the same feeling.

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"Drowning contributes due to the likelihood of submersion into the pool as he lapsed into unconsciousness; coronary artery disease contributes due to exacerbation of ketamine induced myocardial effects on the heart."

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Driver describes working with Mann as a submersion into technical mastery, though not without its moments of invention.

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Both Zemmour鈥檚 party and Le Pen鈥檚 take aim at what the far right calls a migrant 鈥渟ubmersion,鈥 mainly Muslims, and voice fears that the French way of life is being upended.

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Campbell鈥榮 death was determined to be an accidental drowning following 鈥渟ubmersion in a body of water,鈥 Timothy McGuirk, a spokesperson for the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, said Wednesday.

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