submerged
- under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- hidden, covered, or unknown: There are many submerged facts which could have a bearing on the case.
- poverty-stricken; destitute; impoverished: a program to aid the submerged socioeconomic groups.
Origin of submerged
submerge
- to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- to cover or overflow with water; immerse.
- to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living.
- to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.
- to be covered or lost from sight.
Origin of submerge
Synonyms for submerge
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drench, inundate, immerse, deluge, swamp, overwhelm, subside, flood, drown, sink, douse, overflow, engulf, sound, souse, plunge, impregnate, descend, duck, submerseExamples from the Web for submerged
Contemporary Examples of submerged
Monsoon rains sparked widespread flooding that submerged the camp in water.
As William Manchester asserts What the folk hero was and what he believed are submerged by the demands of those who follow him.
The headquarters of Goldman Sachs—at 200 West Street in submerged lower Manhattan—shone brightly.
On Tuesday, users discovered how to do it in a pool, complete with a submerged photo for reference.
The Submerged State presents conservatives with another unexpected and unfamiliar intellectual challenge.
Historical Examples of submerged
No doubt the site of this early structure has long ago been submerged.
Yorkshire Painted And DescribedGordon Home
Long cables had been submerged in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
Next summer a steamboat was fitted out for the purpose, and the cable was submerged.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
But the night was black as ink, the darkness had submerged the horizon.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
While the man was immersed in his work, he appeared not to be submerged.
Bride of the MistletoeJames Lane Allen
submerged
submersed (səbˈmɜːst)
- (of plants or plant parts) growing beneath the surface of the water
- hidden; obscured
- overwhelmed or overburdened
submerge
submerse (səbˈmɜːs)
- to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
- (tr) to cover with water or some other liquid
- (tr) to hide; suppress
- (tr) to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc