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submerge

[ suhb-murj ]

verb (used with object)

submerged, submerging.
  1. to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.

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  2. to cover or overflow with water; immerse.

    Synonyms: , ,

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

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



verb (used without object)

submerged, submerging.
  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

  • ܲˈԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ··Գ noun
  • ·ܲ· verb resubmerged resubmerging
  • ܲ·ܲ··Բ 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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In November, Teo delivered a national statement at the COP29 Climate Conference in Azerbaijan, warning that rising sea levels as a result of melting glaciers will one day mean Tuvalu is entirely submerged.

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The head of Lanzarote's emergency services told local media some homes had been submerged, with floodwaters leaving behind a "great quantity of mud".

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At the Will Rogers State Beach site, workers submerged the recovered batteries in a brine solution made of table salt and baking soda.

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It’s a testament to Shannon’s direction that he fully commits to submerging us into Janice’s unimaginable emotional stupor, even when that gutsy approach ultimately proves to be the film’s undoing.

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The soldiers' vehicle was found submerged in a bog near the border with Belarus early on 26 March.

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