submerge

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See also: submergé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). By surface analysis, sub- +‎ merge.

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submerge (third-person singular simple present submerges, present participle submerging, simple past and past participle submerged)

  1. (intransitive) To sink out of sight.
    The submarine submerged in the water.
  2. (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
    Synonym: immerse
    In films, many people are murdered by being submerged in swimming pools.
  3. (transitive, figurative, in the passive voice) To engulf or overwhelm.
    Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.
    • 2023 March 22, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Island Line to reopen to Ryde Pier in June... possibly”, in RAIL, number 979, page 24:
      On the day of RAIL 's site visit, in heavy weather, the scaffolding and decking that engineers stand on were submerged deep under choppy water, with work suspended. "We have to work around the tides," explained Project Director Alan Venables. "The wind pushes the tide up and the waves get larger. That causes some problems with the scaffold."

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  • “submerge”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

French

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submerge

  1. inflection of submerger:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Verb

submerge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of submergō

Portuguese

Verb

submerge

  1. inflection of submergir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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