əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩ æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkɒnsənˈtɹeɪʃən ˌkɑnsənˈtɹeɪʃən ɛnˈɡɹəʊsmənt ɪˈmɝʒən the act of wetting something by submerging it a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged complete attention; intense mental effort (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse sinking until covered completely with water