1. (noun) submergence, submerging, submersion, immersion
sinking until covered completely with water
Synonyms: submersion, concentration, ingress, engrossment, submerging, absorption, immersion, dousing, ducking, submergence Antonyms: egress, emersion
2. (noun) ingress, immersion
(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
Synonyms: incoming, submersion, concentration, entering, engrossment, submerging, entry, dousing, absorption, ducking, ingress, immersion, submergence, entrance Antonyms: emersion, egress
3. (noun) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
complete attention; intense mental effort
Synonyms: immersion, dousing, submersion, absorption, submerging, ingress, assiduousness, preoccupancy, soaking up, ducking, assiduity, denseness, preoccupation, compactness, concentration, engrossment, intentness, assimilation, tightness, density, submergence Antonyms: emersion, egress
4. (noun) immersion
a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
Synonyms: submersion, concentration, ingress, engrossment, submerging, absorption, dousing, ducking, submergence Antonyms: emersion, egress
5. (noun) submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing
the act of wetting something by submerging it
Synonyms: ingress, concentration, ducking, engrossment, submersion, absorption, submerging, duck hunting, immersion, submergence, dousing Antonyms: egress, emersion
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