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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Situated in an arid region of southern Pakistan, Gwadar had not experienced a deluge of that magnitude in recent memory, and the rainfall submerged most buildings in the city.
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Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Of the 21 bees that were submerged for a full week, 17 were still alive eight weeks later—a survival rate of 81 percent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
One of the barges, which carried 1,400 tons of methanol, was submerged at the McAlpine Dam, according to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Even given the gap between the brush head and the base, the Wave Toothbrush is IPX7 waterproof, so it can be submerged in water up to a meter deep (3.3 feet) for 30 minutes without taking damage.
—PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Related article The painter submerging viewers into hyperrealistic water worlds
Around the same time, Ringgold began incorporating new materials into her art.
—Yahya Salem, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Pittsburgh Public Safety Dept. Entire streets in the Pittsburgh suburb of Oakdale had become rivers, with cars submerged and dumpsters floating away.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Pieces of the bridge still blocked off the Patapsco River, and partially submerged girders still flanked the huge container ship that smashed into the bridge on Tuesday.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
The video showed swathes of the city appeared to be a vast lake with houses submerged up to their roofs.
—CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Of the 21 bees that were submerged for a full week, 17 were still alive eight weeks later—a survival rate of 81 percent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
One of the barges, which carried 1,400 tons of methanol, was submerged at the McAlpine Dam, according to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Even given the gap between the brush head and the base, the Wave Toothbrush is IPX7 waterproof, so it can be submerged in water up to a meter deep (3.3 feet) for 30 minutes without taking damage.
—PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Related article The painter submerging viewers into hyperrealistic water worlds
Around the same time, Ringgold began incorporating new materials into her art.
—Yahya Salem, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Pittsburgh Public Safety Dept. Entire streets in the Pittsburgh suburb of Oakdale had become rivers, with cars submerged and dumpsters floating away.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Pieces of the bridge still blocked off the Patapsco River, and partially submerged girders still flanked the huge container ship that smashed into the bridge on Tuesday.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
The video showed swathes of the city appeared to be a vast lake with houses submerged up to their roofs.
—CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
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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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