submerge

sub·merge

verb \səb-ˈmərj\

sub·mergedsub·merg·ing

Definition of SUBMERGE

transitive verb

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>

intransitive verb

: to go under water

— sub·mer·gence \-ˈmər-jən(t)s\ noun

— sub·merg·ible \-ˈmər-jə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of SUBMERGE

1. After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.
2. The town was submerged by the flood.
3. We watched as the divers prepared to submerge.
4. She's a marvelous actress who submerges herself totally in her roles.

Origin of SUBMERGE

Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to plunge — more at merge

First Known Use: 1606

Related to SUBMERGE

Synonyms: deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, flood, submerse, swamp

Antonyms: drain

Related Words: avalanche, smother; overcome, overrun; flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream; douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet

Near Antonyms: dehydrate, dry, parch

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Rhymes with SUBMERGE

converge, deterge, diverge, emerge, immerge, resurge, upsurge