Im-mergent, a

[Lat. immergens, pr. par. of immergo.] Emergent. *Im-měr-It, s. [Pref. im -in-=not, and Eng. merit (q. v.).] Want of worth or merit; demerit. *Im-měr-it-ed, a . [Pref. im- =in-=not, and Eng. merited.] Not merited or deserved; unmerited. "Those on whom I have in the plenteous est manner showered my bounty and immerited favor." -King Charles, in the Princely Pelican , р. 279. *Im-měr-It-ous, a . [Lat. immeritus , from im- = in- =not, and merit us =deserved, pa. par. of mere or =to deserve.] Undeserving; having little or no merit. "His confuting hath bin employed about frothy, im meri to us, and undeserving discourse." --Milton : Colaste rion. im-mērse', a . [Lat. immersus , pa. par. of im mergo.] [IMMERGE.] Immersed, plunged, buried, sunk deeply. "After long inquiry of things, immerse in matter, to interpose some subject, which is immateriate."-Bacon: