submerse

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verb

Definition of SUBMERSE

1

to cover with a flood <a week of nonstop rain that submersed the cornfields and delayed planting for days>

Synonyms deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp

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

Antonyms drain

2

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid <those hardy souls who daily submerse themselves in icy cold water for its invigorating effect>

Synonyms douse (also dowse), duck, dunk, immerse, souse, sop, submerge, submerse

Related Words bathe, moisten, soak, steep, wet; drench, drown, flood; dive, plunge, thrust