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submerge

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sub·merge  (sb-mûrj)
v. sub·merged, sub·merg·ing, sub·merg·es
v.tr.
1. To place under water.
2. To cover with water; inundate.
3. To hide from view; obscure.
v.intr.
To go under or as if under water.

[Latin submergere : sub-, sub- + mergere, to plunge.]

sub·mergence n.

submerge
Verb
[-merging, -merged]
1. to put or go below the surface of water or another liquid
2. to involve totally: she submerged herself in her work [Latin submergere]
submersion n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.submerge - sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
dive - plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
go under, go down, sink, settle - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
2.submerge - cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
3.submerge - put under water; "submerge your head completely"
immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
4.submerge - fill or cover completely, usually with water
flood - cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

submerge
verb 2. immerse, plunge, dip, duck, dunk
verb 3. sink, plunge, go under water
Translations

submerge [səbˈməːdʒ] vtsumergir (= flood); inundar
visumergirse
submerge [səbˈməːdʒ] vtsubmerger; immerger
viplonger
submerge [səbˈməːdʒ] vtuntertauchen;
(flood) → überschwemmen
vitauchen;
submerged → unter Wasser
submerge [səbˈməːdʒ] vtsommergere; immergere
viimmergersi

submerge
v submerge [səbˈməːdʒ]
to cover with, or sink under, water or other liquid I watched the submarine submerging.sink, onderduikيَغْطُس، يَغوصпотапям (се)zatopit; potopit senedsænke; dykkeuntertauchenβυθίζω, βυθίζομαιsumergirvee alla vajuma, sukeldumaزير آب رفتنpainaa upoksiin, sukeltaasubmerger; plongerלְהַשקִיע, לְהַצִיףडुबकी लगाना, जलमग्न कर देना, डुबकी लगानाzagnjuriti, uronitielmerít; lemerülmenyelamsökkva, færa á kafimmergersi沈む물에 잠기게 하다; 물 속에 가라앉다panirti, panardintiiegremdēt; iegrimtmenyelamonderdompelensenke ned, synke, dykkezanurzać (się)mergulhara scufunda; a plonjaпогружать(ся)ponoriť sapotopiti seuronitidoppa ner, dyka, gå nerจุ่มลงในน้ำdal(dır)mak, bat(ır)mak浸沒,潛入水中затоплюватиتہ آب کر دیناdìm, nhận chìm
adj subˈmerged
sunk beneath the surface Submerged rocks are a great danger to shipping.wat onder water isمَغْمور بالماءпотопенskrytýundersøiskunter Wasserκάτω από που βρίσκεται την επιφάνεια της θάλασσαςsumergidoveealuneزير آبvedenalainensubmergéשָׁקוּעजलमग्न, निमग्नuronjen, preplavljenlemerültterbenamí/á kafisommerso; in immersione水没した물 속에 가라앉은, 수중의povandeninis, nugrimzdęszemūdens-; iegrimisterbenamonder waterundervanns-, undersjøiskpodwodny, zanurzonysubmersoscufundatпогружённый (в воду)skrytýpotopljenuronjenundervattens-ซึ่งจุ่มลงในน้ำsuya gömülü, su içinde/altında在水底的,在海中的занурений; затопленийغرقابchìm, ngập
n subˈmergence
om onder water te weesغَمْر بالماء، تَغْطيسпотапянеzatopení; potopenínedsænkning; neddykningdas Untertauchenκατάδυσηsumersiónuputamineزير آبيupottaminensubmersionשְׁקִיעָהडूबनाuronjenje, zaronjavanjeelárasztás; alámerüléskeadaan terbenamkaffæringsommersione; immersione水没침몰, 잠수panirimasiegrimšana; iegremdēšanapenenggelamanonderdompelingneddykkingzanurzeniesubmersãoscufundatпогружение в водуponoreniepotopitevuranjanjenedsänkning []การจมอยู่ใต้น้ำbat(ır)ma, dal(dır)ma, su altında kalma浸沒занурення у воду; затопленняغرقاب کرنا یا ہوناsự chìm
n subˈmersion [-ʃən (American ) -ʒən]
onderduiking, onderdompelingغَمْر بالماء، تَغْطيسпотопяванеponořenínedsænkning; neddykningdas Untertauchenκατάδυσηsumersiónuputamineزير آبupottaminensubmersionשְׁקִיעָה בַּמָיִםडूबनाzaronjivanje, potapanjeelárasztás; alámerüléskeadaan tenggelamkaffæringsommersione; immersione水没침몰panirimas, panarinimasiegremdēšanapenenggelamanonderdompelingneddykking, oversvømmelsezanurzeniesubmersãoscufundareпогружение (в воду)ponoreniepotopitevuranjanjenedsänkning []การยอมแพ้bat(ır)ma, dal(dır)ma, su altında kalma浸沒занурення у воду; затопленняغرقابیsự chìm

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