submerge
verb (used with object)
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
has submerged
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present perfectof submerge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The incessant rainfall in the provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan has submerged whole communities, and the threat of cholera, dengue and other waterborne diseases looms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Catastrophic rain linked to climate change has submerged large parts of the country, killing nearly 1,500 people and affecting roughly 33 million people.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022
The devastation in India’s northeast, one of the worst affected regions, has submerged railway tracks, bridges and roads.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2022
Four-year-old Seth Robinson stands in the middle of flooding that has submerged his father's corn crops in Yazoo City, Mo. A Missouri resident drives on a flooded road north of Yazoo City.
From Salon ● May 16, 2011
His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh removed this by proclaiming the oneness of the world of humanity and this principle is specialized in His teachings for He has submerged all mankind in the sea of divine generosity.
From Bahá’í World Faith by `Abdu'l-Bahá
