mergere
Mergere is a Latin verb meaning to dip, sink, plunge, or bury. It is a third-conjugation verb, and its principal parts are mergō, mergere, mersi, mersum. The present active infinitive is mergere, and the present passive is mergor. In syntax, mergere typically takes a direct object or evokes a target that is being submerged or buried.
Uses of mergere span literal sinking and metaphorical submersion. For example, one might say navem in mare
Derivatives and related terms include emergere, formed with ex- or e- plus mergere, meaning to rise or
In scholarly use, mergere appears in classical Latin literature to describe physical sinking, burial, or dipping,