[f. SUBMERGE v. + -MENT.] Submersion.
1856. Olmsted, Slave States, 524. When free from the social submergement and weight of disgrace which disabled them in England.
1884. Daily News, 16 Sept., 5/7. With its incessant vibration and its state of almost continuous submergement, it is miserably uncomfortable for the crew.
