Complete Definition of "submerge"

see|submergé
English

Etymology
From Latin submergere, from sub-#Latin|sub- ("under") + mergere ("to plunge").

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d�|-��(r)d�

Verb
en-verb|submerg|ing

  1. intransitive To sink out of sight.

#:The submarine submerged in the water.

  1. transitive To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.

#:In films many people are murdered by being submerged in a swimming pool.

  1. transitive To be engulfed in or with something.

#; Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.
Synonyms
immerse (2)

Translations
trans-top|to immerse
German: abtauchen (1), untertauchen (2)
Italian: sommergere
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, shizumú) (1), ��� (����, shizumerú) (2)
Turkish: batmak (1), batırmak (2)
trans-bottom

Derived terms
submergence
submersion

Category:Liquids

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