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Submersion

The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning.

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Narrower term 1

Dip 76% connected

To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 2

Sinking 76% connected

of Sink

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Wetting 76% connected

of Wet

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 4

Dip 74% connected

To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Dip 74% connected

To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Submerge 74% connected

To put under water; to plunge.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Submerge 74% connected

To put under water; to plunge.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 5

Dousing 92% connected

of Douse

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ducking 92% connected

of Duck

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Immersion 92% connected

The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Submergence 92% connected

The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Submerging 92% connected

of Submerge

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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