This is another set of words I commonly confuse. Turns out, they are not only pronounced alike but they are, more or less, antonyms.
Emerge [ih-murj] (verb):
1. to come forth into view or notice.
2. to rise, as from difficulty.
3. to come into existence.
Example:
Little bubbles emerged on the surface of the water. “Someone’s down there,” he yelled, “and he’s breathing.”
Immerge [ih-murj] (verb):
1. to plunge, as into fluid.
2. to disappear by entering into a medium, as the moon into the shadow of the sun.
(Think Immerse)
Example:
Having arrived at a dead end, Sergey caught his breath and immerged himself under the surface of the pond.
Words of Margaux 