submerge

[ suhb-murj ]
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verb (used with object),sub·merged, sub·merg·ing.
  1. to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.

  2. to cover or overflow with water; immerse.

  1. 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.

Origin of submerge

1
First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin submergere, equivalent to sub- sub- + mergere “to dip, immerse”; see merge

Other words for submerge

Other words from submerge

  • sub·mer·gence, noun
  • re·sub·merge, verb, re·sub·merged, re·sub·merg·ing.
  • un·sub·merg·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for submerge

submerge

submerse (səbˈmɜːs)

/ (səbˈmɜːdʒ) /


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

  1. (tr) to hide; suppress

  2. (tr) to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc

Origin of submerge

1
C17: from Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to immerse

Derived forms of submerge

  • submergence or submersion (səbˈmɜːʃən), noun

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