submerged

[suh b-murjd]

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adjective

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

First recorded in 1790–1800; submerge + -ed²

Related formshalf-sub·merged, adjectivenon·sub·merged, adjectivesem·i·sub·merged, adjectiveun·sub·merged, adjective

submerge

[suhb-murj]

verb (used with object), sub·merged, sub·merg·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), sub·merged, sub·merg·ing.

to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.

to be covered or lost from sight.

Origin of submerge

1600–10; < Latin submergere, equivalent to sub- sub- + mergere to dip, immerse; see merge

Related formssub·mer·gence, nounnon·sub·mer·gence, nounre·sub·merge, verb, re·sub·merged, re·sub·merg·ing.un·sub·merg·ing, adjective

Synonyms for submerge

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1. submerse. 2. flood, inundate, engulf.

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Related Words for submerged

drench, inundate, immerse, deluge, swamp, overwhelm, subside, flood, drown, sink, douse, overflow, engulf, sound, souse, plunge, impregnate, descend, duck, submerse

Examples from the Web for submerged

Contemporary Examples of submerged

Monsoon rains sparked widespread flooding that submerged the camp in water.
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October 31, 2014
As William Manchester asserts What the folk hero was and what he believed are submerged by the demands of those who follow him.
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November 3, 2013
The headquarters of Goldman Sachs—at 200 West Street in submerged lower Manhattan—shone brightly.
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The Submerged State presents conservatives with another unexpected and unfamiliar intellectual challenge.
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Historical Examples of submerged

No doubt the site of this early structure has long ago been submerged.
Yorkshire Painted And Described
Gordon Home
Long cables had been submerged in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
Heroes of the Telegraph
J. Munro
Next summer a steamboat was fitted out for the purpose, and the cable was submerged.
Heroes of the Telegraph
J. Munro
But the night was black as ink, the darkness had submerged the horizon.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
While the man was immersed in his work, he appeared not to be submerged.
Bride of the Mistletoe
James Lane Allen

British Dictionary definitions for submerged

submerged

submersed (səbˈmɜːst)

adjective

(of plants or plant parts) growing beneath the surface of the water

hidden; obscured

overwhelmed or overburdened

submerge

submerse (səbˈmɜːs)

verb

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

Derived Formssubmergence or submersion (səbˈmɜːʃən), noun

Word Origin for submerge

C17: from Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to immerse

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Word Origin and History for submerged

submerge

c.1600, from Latin submergere "to plunge under, sink, overwhelm," from sub "under" (see sub-) + mergere "to plunge, immerse" (see merge). Intransitive use is from 1650s, made common 20c. in connection with submarines. Related: Submerged; submerging.