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Stage 1 of 3
mergere
Latin · ancient
"to dip, to plunge"
to dip, to plunge, combined with in- (into)
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Stage 2 of 3
immergere
Latin · ancient
"to plunge into"
to plunge into, from in- and mergere, with irregular past participle immersus
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Stage 3 of 3
immerse
English · 1500s
"to dip something completely into a liquid or activity"
settled as the English word for dipping something completely into a liquid or activity
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