submerse
[suh b-murs]
verb (used with object), sub·mersed, sub·mers·ing.
to submerge.
Origin of submerse
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Related Words for submersion
overabundance, torrent, deluge, jump, descent, dive, spree, fall, dunk, leap, plunge, dip, surplus, plethora, encroachment, surfeit, redundancy, propulsion, exuberance, enforcementExamples from the Web for submersion
Contemporary Examples of submersion
But it was hardly rare—the kind of submersion we routinely see in flooded Mississippi River towns.
Historical Examples of submersion
The paper was immediately destroyed by submersion and concrete remained.
Concrete ConstructionHalbert P. Gillette
At the time of the submersion of Atland, the first spoke of the Juul stood at the top.
The Oera Linda BookAnonymous
Not figuratively foreshowing, I hope, by its submersion, the fate of all the rest.
The Works of William CowperWilliam Cowper
This, briefly, is the story of the submersion of the Fijians.
The Pacific TriangleSydney Greenbie
I was able to follow our submersion by means of the manometer.
Aircraft and SubmarinesWillis J. Abbot.
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