submerge
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.
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to be covered or lost from sight.
verb
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to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
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(tr) to cover with water or some other liquid
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(tr) to hide; suppress
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(tr) to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc
Other Word Forms
- resubmerge verb
- submergence noun
- unsubmerging adjective
Etymology
Origin of submerge
First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin submergere, equivalent to sub- sub- + mergere “to dip, immerse”; merge
Example Sentences
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When the gold reached my mother’s chin, she looked panicked, like she was submerged in water and didn’t know how to swim.
From Literature
Forecasters at the National Weather Service warned of flooding and said parked cars near the waterfront “will likely become flooded and/or submerged.”
Meanwhile, she stayed submerged for three minutes at a time.
From Los Angeles Times
James Winslade, a beef and arable farmer from Somerset, has seen more than 90% of his farm submerged in the recent rains, and said he is days away from losing his crops to rot.
From BBC
The bus would be completely submerged within minutes.
From Literature
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