submerged; submerging
1
: to put under water
2
: to cover or overflow with water
3
: to make obscure or subordinate : suppress
personal lives submerged by professional responsibilities
: to go under water
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Examples of submerge in a Sentence
After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.
The town was submerged by the flood.
We watched as the divers prepared to submerge.
She's a marvelous actress who submerges herself totally in her roles.
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Water daily: Check the water level daily and refill as needed to keep the base submerged.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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What happens to Iris at the end of Don't Move?
Just as the water reaches her face, Iris takes a deep breath and submerges herself at the bottom of the boat.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
However, as a result of intense volcanic activity, many of the region’s artifacts have been submerged under the water.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
The flood submerged their street, transforming trees into islands and leaving cars bobbing in several feet of water.
—Mackenzie Happe and Zoë Todd, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
The 21 best slasher movies of all time, ranked
What happens to Iris at the end of Don't Move?
Just as the water reaches her face, Iris takes a deep breath and submerges herself at the bottom of the boat.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
However, as a result of intense volcanic activity, many of the region’s artifacts have been submerged under the water.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
The flood submerged their street, transforming trees into islands and leaving cars bobbing in several feet of water.
—Mackenzie Happe and Zoë Todd, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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submerge
verb
sub·merge
səb-ˈmərj 
submerged; submerging
1
: to put or go underwater
the whale submerged
2
: to cover or become covered with or as if with water
floods submerged the town
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