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sub·merge (s

b-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.

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Noun

submerging - sinking until covered completely with water

immersion, submergence, submersion

sinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"

dip - a brief immersion

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