submerge
verb (used with object)
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
submerges
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present tense formof submerge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But at night this thoughtful tenant farmer’s daughter sits in the servants’ hall and submerges herself in serious study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
There are poignant streaks throughout as Baumgartner delves into the past — or, rather, submerges himself in the “world of Then.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
According to a release, the design includes horizontal striping “that seemingly submerges the ‘S’ crest below the Navy stripe sea.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
"A Very British Scandal" exists to illustrate the double standard society applies to men and women in measuring individual culpability, although the Argylls' tenacious rancor submerges that point too often.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022
As I reload, Brutus flattens on the ground, rolls the few feet to the water, and submerges.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
