Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUB-MER'SION
SUB-MERSE, or SUB-MERS'EDSUB-MIN'IS-TER
SUB-MER'SION, n. [Fr. from L. submersus.]
- The act of putting under water or causing to be overflowed; as, the submersion of an isle or tract of land. – Hale.
- The act of plunging under water; the act of drowning.
Return to page 302 of the letter “S”.