Entry Word: submerge

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to cover or become filled with a flood <submerged by requests to babysit after she received a write-up in the local newspaper> — see flood
2 to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid <submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel> — see dip 1