SUB MERGENCE
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verb (used with object)
1.
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
2.
to cover or overflow with water; immerse.
3.
to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living.
verb (used without object)
4.
to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.
5.
to be covered or lost from sight.
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submerge or submerse (səbˈmɜːdʒ, səbˈmɜːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C17: from Latin submergere, from | |
| submerse or submerse | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Latin submergere, from | |
| sub'mergence or submerse | |
| —n | |
| submersion or submerse | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
submerge
1606, from L. submergere "to plunge under, sink, overwhelm," from sub "under" + mergere "to plunge, immerse" (see merge). Intransitive use is from 1652, made common 20c. in connection with submarines.
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