2. To depreciate or cry down. [R.] Bp. Woolton.
DEMERIT
De*mer"it, v. i.
Defn: To deserve praise or blame.
DEMERSE
De*merse", v. t. Etym: [L. demersus, p. p. of demergere. See Merge.]
Defn: To immerse. [Obs.] Boyle.
DEMERSED
De*mersed", a. (Bot.)
Defn: Situated or growing under water, as leaves; submersed.
DEMERSION
De*mer"sion n. Etym: [L. demersio.]
1. The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
2. The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water. Ray.