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submerse
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sub·merse

transitive verb \səb-ˈmərs\
sub·mersedsub·mers·ing

Definition of SUBMERSE

: submerge
— sub·mer·sion \-ˈmər-zhən, -shən\ noun

Examples of SUBMERSE

  1. <a week of nonstop rain that submersed the cornfields and delayed planting for days>
  2. <those hardy souls who daily submerse themselves in icy cold water for its invigorating effect>

Origin of SUBMERSE

Latin submersus, past participle of submergere
First Known Use: 1837

Related to SUBMERSE

Synonyms
deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, flood, swamp
Antonyms
drain

Rhymes with SUBMERSE

adverse, amerce, asperse, averse, coerce, commerce, converse, cutpurse, disburse, disperse, diverse, dry nurse, free verse, immerse, inverse, Nez Percé, obverse, perverse, rehearse, reverse, scrub nurse, sesterce, transverse, traverse, wet nurse

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