submerge

verb

səb-ˈmərj How to pronounce submerge (audio)
Definition of submergenext
1
as in to engulf
to cover with a flood submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

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2
as in to dip
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

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3
as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so

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Recent Examples of submerge But the real fix is still months away, when the city finishes the longtime West Avenue drainage project that will redirect that water that submerged her garage into city pumps and pipes instead. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Police in Falmouth, Massachusetts, say criminal charges are expected against a Florida man after an SUV was found partially submerged at a beach during the nor'easter. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Both he and his now ex-wife were arrested, with piles of cash found in a Bagel Bites box in their freezer, down a heat vent, and submerged in spaghetti sauce. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026 Several low-lying areas, particularly in the suburbs, were still submerged and many communities had to evacuate, Chadchart said. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for submerge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerge
  1. engulf
  2. dip
  3. stifle
  4. flood
  5. immerse
  6. suppress
  7. overwhelm
  8. drown
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  • The protest movement has added to a sense of uncertainty and crisis engulfing France six months ahead of a presidential election that could usher in the first far-right government since World War II, led by Le Pen’s National Rally.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
  • These poignant and revealing journals cover the years after the financial disaster that engulfed Scott.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of engulf
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  • Fashion designers are dipping couture in peat; memes on Instagram offer help choosing your bog witch name.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Denver Water recommends disconnecting garden hoses and shutting off outdoor faucets before temperatures dip below freezing.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dip
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  • Debt acts as a ceiling on private investment, further stifling growth.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The weather served up truly stifling heat, including a stretch of highs in the mid-90s, and a few days of air quality emergency due to wildfire smoke drifting across the upper Midwest.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of stifle
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  • To make way for what will be the third reservoir to serve the canal, an area of more than 11,000 acres that is currently home to schools, churches, farms and cemeteries will have to be flooded and at least 1,600 residents re-homed.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In the post-George Floyd era, some young adults have been reluctant to become police officers compared to the days when departments were flooded with applications from eager jobseekers.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of flood
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  • From there, Moton was onto the hospital and immersed in a medical odyssey.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Inspired by Ektachrome, a color-reversal film stock widely used during the 1970s, this presentation allows viewers to immerse themselves into the vivid colors and style of the 1973 Easter Island landscape.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Optional filters can be slotted in each module (when available) to suppress city lighting, adjust for solar imagery, and cater for different wavelengths.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But Uthmeier contends an overly broad reading of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause has been twisted into a tool to suppress Christians and other believers.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppress
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  • Bettany is by turns hilariously perplexed, in the universal manner of parents engaging with teens everywhere, and achingly tender, in the more unusual way of a robot letting himself be overwhelmed by feeling for the first time.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Clashes last week between armed groups from rival communities in the central part of South Sudan left scores of people dead and overwhelmed a hospital with wounded people, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of overwhelm
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  • Family members believe Jilani drowned after becoming trapped in powerful water currents.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Threats also remain from strong rip currents and large waves, which increase the risk of ocean drowning and could threaten to capsize small boats near shore.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submerge. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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