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submerge

[ suhb-murj ]

verb (used with object)

, sub·merged, sub·merg·ing.
  1. to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.

    Synonyms: submerse

  2. to cover or overflow with water; immerse.

    Synonyms: engulf, inundate, flood

  3. to cover over; suppress; conceal; obscure; repress:

    His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living.



verb (used without object)

, sub·merged, sub·merg·ing.
  1. to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.
  2. to be covered or lost from sight.

submerge

/ səbˈmɜːs; səbˈmɜːdʒ; səbˈmɜːʃən /

verb

  1. to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
  2. tr to cover with water or some other liquid
  3. tr to hide; suppress
  4. tr to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • subˈmergence, noun
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Other Words From

  • sub·mer·gence noun
  • re·sub·merge verb resubmerged resubmerging
  • un·sub·merg·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of submerge1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin submergere, equivalent to sub- sub- + mergere “to dip, immerse”; merge
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Word History and Origins

Origin of submerge1

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

Then, in 2018, it launched a new phase of the project by submerging a data center onto the seabed off Scotland’s Orkney Islands.

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When I released them next to a stream, I was astonished—they swam away like fish, disappearing into submerged vegetation on the opposite side.

In all, Hauer projects that 13 million Americans will be forced to move away from submerged coastlines.

Any object submerged in a liquid experiences a skyward, buoyant force, whose strength depends on the amount of space the object takes up in the liquid.

A partially submerged, upside-down boat experiences the same upward pull.

Chives, herbs and leafy greens are grown in hydroponic systems that completely submerge plant roots in water without using soil.

From Midtown to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, watch Hurricane Sandy submerge the city.

Submerge the apple slices in the syrup and allow them to “rest” for a few hours or, even better, overnight.

They're not willing to submerge their anger for the sake of winning elections.

Multiply this as many times as necessary to fully submerge the turkey.

She tried to thrust out the idea, to submerge it beneath a wave of derision; but to no avail.

If we was to submerge the Grampus, I'd have to give Cassidy his orders by means of the periscope.

And then his success began to submerge him: he gasped under the thickening shower of letters.

Without waiting for his master, he slipped into the water, to discover it deep enough almost to submerge him.

Now intense curiosity was born in her and seemed for the moment to submerge her uneasiness and fear.

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