submerge
VerbUS[suhb-murj]/səbˈmɝdʒ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (4)submerged, submerging
- sink below the surface; go under or as if under waterSynonyms: submerseMore general sink, settleMore specific dive, drown
- cover completely or make imperceptible“I was drowned in work”“The noise drowned out her speech”Synonyms: drownoverwhelmMore general cover, spread over
- put under water“submerge your head completely”Synonyms: submerseMore general immerse, plunge
- fill or cover completely, usually with waterSynonyms: inundatedelugeMore general flood
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sub·merge′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Submerged; present participle & verbal noun Submerging.]
Origin: L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere to plunge: cf. F. submerger. See Merge.
1. To put under water; to plunge.
2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
I would thou didst, So half my Egypt were submerged.— William Shakespeare
Sub·merge′ intransitive verb
To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.
Some say swallows submerge in ponds.— Gentleman's Magazine
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54