Question

emerge:
1. (verb) to come up, appear

immerge:
1. (verb) to sink into, immerse

Which sentence contains correct word usage?
Be sure to emerge the beaters into the bowl before turning on the mixer.
The boat immerged from the fog so quickly that it nearly collided with us.
The frog immerged among the water lilies to show its bulging eyes.
A beautiful rainbow emerged from behind the storm clouds.

Answer 1

Only sentence 4 is correct.

Why:
- Sentence 4: "A beautiful rainbow emerged from behind the storm clouds." — correct: emerged = appeared.

Fixes for the others:
- Sentence 1 should use immerse: "Be sure to immerse the beaters in the bowl before turning on the mixer."
- Sentence 2 should use emerged: "The boat emerged from the fog so quickly that it nearly collided with us."
- Sentence 3 should use emerged (unless you meant the frog sank under the water): "The frog emerged among the water lilies to show its bulging eyes."

Note: "immerge" is rare and usually means to plunge into; the common verb is "immerse."