submerge (verb)
1submerge — ► VERB 1) cause to be under water. 2) descend below the surface of water. 3) completely cover or obscure. DERIVATIVES submergence noun. ORIGIN Latin submergere, from mergere to dip …
2submerge — verb 1 (I, T) to go under the surface of water, or to put something under water or another liquid: The tunnel entrance was submerged by rising sea water. 2 (T) to cover or completely hide something: Feelings she thought she d submerged were… …
3submerge — verb 1) the U boat submerged Syn: go under water, dive, sink Ant: surface 2) submerge the bowl in water Syn: immerse, plunge, sink 3) t …
4submerge — verb 1) the U boat submerged Syn: go under (water), dive, sink, plunge, blow its tanks 2) submerge the bowl in water Syn: immerse, plunge, sink 3) the farmland was submerged …
5submerge — verb (submerged; submerging) Etymology: Latin submergere, from sub + mergere to plunge more at merge Date: 1606 transitive verb 1. to put under water 2. to cover or overflow with water 3. to make obscure or subordinate ; suppress …
6submerge — verb a) To sink out of sight. The submarine submerged in the water. b) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in …
7submerge — verb 1》 cause to be under water. ↘descend below the surface of water. 2》 completely cover or obscure. Derivatives submergence noun submergible adjective Origin C17: from L. submergere, from sub under + mergere to dip …
8submerge — [[t]səbmɜ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]] submerges, submerging, submerged 1) V ERG If something submerges or if you submerge it, it goes below the surface of some water or another liquid. Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes... [V n] The… …
9submerge — UK [səbˈmɜː(r)dʒ] / US [səbˈmɜrdʒ] verb Word forms submerge : present tense I/you/we/they submerge he/she/it submerges present participle submerging past tense submerged past participle submerged 1) a) [transitive] to put something completely… …
10submerge — sub|merge [ səb mɜrdʒ ] verb 1. ) transitive to put something completely under water: Floods have submerged parts of the island, killing 29 people. a ) intransitive to go completely under water 2. ) transitive usually passive if something is… …