submerse

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as in to immerse
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

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Recent Examples of submerse Its short and light body is easy to grip yet can take a drop or be submersed in up to 2 meters of water. Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023 Pioneer Day gives families an opportunity to submerse themselves into that time period and to learn through hands on activity. Gina Grillo, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2019 Use an eyedropper to apply it or submerse the stain in the stuff for 15 minutes. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 15 Nov. 2018 The head of the plunger should be submersed in water to create a proper seal. Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2016 With gills that flare out when submersed, the salamander looks similar to the axolotl, a relative. National Geographic, 19 June 2018 Dr. Marchbein notes that water can also lead to infection in a new tattoo, so avoid fully submersing it in water (AKA, swimming or sitting in a bath) until it is fully healed. Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue, 14 Aug. 2017 Using a 4.5-inch-diameter cutting or grinding wheel, the tool achieves cutting speeds of 6,500 rpm when submersed and 9,500 on dry land. Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2017 With rooms that open to the ocean for dining alfresco while above water, and large viewing galleries for taking in the marine life when submersed, the Migaloo creates that harmony. Dave Banks, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerse
Verb
  • More than one-third of Tuvalu’s population is seeking to move to Australia under a new climate visa program, as their own nation is at great risk of being engulfed by the sea.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
  • By this point, Robbie is presumed dead, seemingly engulfed by a fireball after joining up with the military.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • The upper deck, styled in the same vein as a fluid, open-air veranda, features full-height windows that open on three sides, immersing the ship in its surrounding marine landscape.
    India Brown, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
  • Make sure the shower head holes are fully immersed in the liquid.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Friends and family flooded the comments with words of sympathy and cherished memories of Page.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 July 2025
  • But two of the endeavor’s most compelling aspects are difficult to convey in any individual image, no matter how spectacular: the sheer amount of data Rubin will produce and the speed with which those data will flood into astronomers’ work.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • As for having children, 37.7 percent of childless respondents expressed the intention to do so—up 5.1 points—while the willingness to do so dipped slightly among those with at least one child, citing the costs and challenges of child rearing.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • The data from the monitors has helped district scientists find patterns about the gas: concentrations typically skyrocket at night and the higher emissions are lasting longer before dipping to levels the state says won’t cause a nuisance.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
  • Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.
    Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • This can overwhelm analysts and lead to alert fatigue.
    Bhupendra Singh, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Among other things, a lack of staff hampered the State Emergency Response Team’s ability to maintain a 24-hour operation that was supposed to support local and county officials who were overwhelmed by the massive storm.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • The campers drowned when their bus attempted to evacuate them and was overtaken by floodwater.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • On Saturday in Porter County, a father, 65, and his 20-year-old son drowned in Lake Michigan.
    Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025

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“Submerse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerse. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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