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 sludge has also blocked part of the Bhagirathi river - which becomes India's holiest river Ganges once it travels downstream - forming an artificial lake that has submerged large areas, including a government helipad.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
This extra water has submerged and damaged extensive dust control measures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
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
By this time, of course, the submarine has submerged.
From Our Navy in the War by Lawrence Perry
