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submerge
[suhb-murj]
verb (used with object)
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
Synonyms: submerseto cover or overflow with water; immerse.
to cover over; suppress; conceal; obscure; repress.
His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living.
verb (used without object)
to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.
to be covered or lost from sight.
submerge
/ səbˈmɜːs, səbˈmɜːdʒ, səbˈmɜːʃən /
verb
to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
(tr) to cover with water or some other liquid
(tr) to hide; suppress
(tr) to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc
Other Word Forms
- submergence noun
- resubmerge verb
- unsubmerging adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of submerge1
Example Sentences
The reportedly overloaded boat, said to have been carrying about 100 passengers including women and children, capsized when it struck a submerged tree stump on the River Niger in the Borgu area on Wednesday morning.
The government says there has been extensive crop damage on some 148,000 hectares of agricultural land, which has been submerged under water.
On 5 August, nearly half of the village of Dharali, in Uttarakhand state, was submerged after it was hit by a massive flash flood.
This has left cars, homes and buildings submerged.
"This plan will isolate Jerusalem from its Palestinian surroundings, submerge it in massive settlement blocs" and fragment the West Bank "into disconnected enclaves resembling open-air prisons", the PA's foreign ministry said.
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