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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The fallen trees must have been there — there had been no logging to remove them — but were submerged in the brush, out of sight.
From Los Angeles Times
On Friday, authorities reported finding a deceased man in a partially submerged vehicle in the Lancaster area.
From Los Angeles Times
A deceased man was found in a partially submerged vehicle Friday morning in the Lancaster area, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
From Los Angeles Times
Sky Decker, a local yacht captain, said he took two police officers to the site of the nearly submerged plane, before jumping in and finding a badly injured woman trapped.
From BBC
“They then witnessed the shark submerge below the waterline without resurfacing.”
From Los Angeles Times
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