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submerged [səbˈmɜːdʒd], submersed [səbˈmɜːst] adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants or plant parts) growing beneath the surface of the water 2. hidden; obscured 3. overwhelmed or overburdened ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
submerged adjective immersed, sunk, underwater, drowned, submarine, sunken, undersea, subaqueous, submersed, subaquatic Most of the mouth of the cave was submerged in the lake. Translations submerged adj rocks → unter Wasser; wreck → gesunken; city → versunken; (Pol: = underprivileged) → unterdrückt; (Psych) → verdrängt; to be half submerged → halb versunken sein; the house was completely submerged → das Haus stand völlig unter Wasser; she is submerged in work → sie erstickt in Arbeit How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Had it struck on a submerged rock, or on an enormous wreck? We should have cut into the water like a hot knife through butter, and have been totally submerged with scarce a jar--I have done it a thousand times--but I did not dare submerge the Coldwater for fear that it would remain submerged to the end of time--a condition far from conducive to the longevity of commander or crew. There remains to-day but a very imperceptible vestige of the Place de Grève, such as it existed then; it consists in the charming little turret, which occupies the angle north of the Place, and which, already enshrouded in the ignoble plaster which fills with paste the delicate lines of its sculpture, would soon have disappeared, perhaps submerged by that flood of new houses which so rapidly devours all the ancient façades of Paris. |
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