submerged; submerging
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
: to go under water
Examples of submerge in a Sentence
After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.
The town was submerged by the flood.
We watched as the divers prepared to submerge.
She's a marvelous actress who submerges herself totally in her roles.
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These finds indicate a once-bustling harbor complex that submerged due to environmental shifts, such as rising sea levels and seismic activity, Heritage Daily reported.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Next, carefully add clear, warm water, again pouring it along the inside of the glass until the egg is half submerged.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
Hoffman Estates police are investigating after officers rescued two people after their vehicle submerged in a northwest suburban retention pond Wednesday evening, according to the northwest suburban police department.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The spaghetti is then submerged, graphically, into the boiling water, before being dressed up in red sauce.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 12, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Next, carefully add clear, warm water, again pouring it along the inside of the glass until the egg is half submerged.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
Hoffman Estates police are investigating after officers rescued two people after their vehicle submerged in a northwest suburban retention pond Wednesday evening, according to the northwest suburban police department.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The spaghetti is then submerged, graphically, into the boiling water, before being dressed up in red sauce.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 12, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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submerge
verb
sub·merge
səb-ˈmərj 
submerged; submerging
1
: to put or go underwater
the whale submerged
2
: to cover or become covered with or as if with water
floods submerged the town
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