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sub·merge
 submerge
- pronunciation:
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muhrj
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
submerged, submerges, submerging |
| definition 1: |
to put or plunge under water or other fluid.
The crew submerged the submarine.He submerged his feet in the warm water.Submerge the vegetables in boiling water to blanch them.- synonyms:
- immerse, submerse
- similar words:
- dip, dive, douse, duck, dunk, plunge, sink, soak, souse
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| definition 2: |
to cover completely or cause to overflow with water; flood.
The tide submerged the beach.- synonyms:
- flood, immerse, inundate, submerse, swamp
- similar words:
- deluge, engulf
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| related words: |
bathe, bury, drench, gulf, overflow, overrun, swamp |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to sink or plunge under, or as though under, water.
The submarine submerged rapidly.The scuba diver submerged and did not return to the surface for several minutes.- synonyms:
- douse, sink
- antonyms:
- surface
- similar words:
- dip, dive, duck, founder, plunge, swamp
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| related words: |
bottom, descend, flood, overrun, soak, sound |
| derivation: |
submergence (n.) |
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