1. To place under the surface of a liquid, especially water: submerged the pieces of chicken in the broth.
2. To cover with water or another liquid; inundate: The flood submerged the road.
3. To hide from view; obscure: "The few public tributes to Nat Turner in the mainstream black press of the late 1950s submerged the armed rebellion within a narrative of nonviolent protest"(Scot French).
v.intr.
1. To go under the surface of a body of water: The submarine submerged quickly to avoid detection.
2. To disappear as if by going under water.
[Latin submergere : sub-, sub- + mergere, to plunge.]
sub·mer′gence n.
submerge
(səbˈmɜːdʒ) or
submerse
vb
1. to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
2. (tr) to cover with water or some other liquid
3. (tr) to hide; suppress
4. (tr) to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc
[C17: from Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to immerse]
subˈmergence, submersionn
sub•merge
(səbˈmɜrdʒ)
v. -merged, -merg•ing.v.t.
1. to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
2. to cover or overflow with water; immerse.
3. to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress.
v.i.
4. to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.
5. to be covered or lost from sight.
[1600–10; < Latin submergere=sub-sub- + mergere to dip, immerse]
to cover with, or sink under, water or other liquid. I watched the submarine submerging. sink, onderduik يَغْطُس، يَغوص потапям (се) submergir zatopit; potopit se untertauchen nedsænke; dykke βυθίζω, βυθίζομαιsumergir vee alla vajuma, sukelduma زير آب رفتن upottaa submerger; plonger לְהַשקִיע, לְהַצִיף डुबकी लगाना, जलमग्न कर देना, डुबकी लगाना zagnjuriti, uroniti elmerít; lemerül menyelam sökkva, færa á kaf immergersi 沈む 잠수하다 panirti, panardinti iegremdēt; iegrimt menyelam onderdompelensenke ned, synke, dykke zanurzać (się) د اوبو لاندی تلل mergulhar a scufunda; a plonja погружать ponoriť sa potopiti se uroniti doppa ner, dyka, gå ner จุ่มลงในน้ำ dalmak, batmak 浸沒，潛入水中 затоплювати تہ آب کر دینا dìm, nhận chìm 浸没，潜入水中
subˈmerged adjective
sunk beneath the surface. Submerged rocks are a great danger to shipping. wat onder water is مَغْمور بالماء потопен submerso skrytý unter Wasser undersøisk που βρίσκεται κάτω από την επιφάνεια της θάλασσας sumergido veealune زير آب vedenalainen submergéשקוע जलमग्न, निमग्न uronjen, preplavljen lemerült terbenam í/á kafi sommerso; in immersione 水没した 물숙의 povandeninis, nugrimzdęs zemūdens-; iegrimis terbenam onder water undervanns-, undersjøiskpodwodny, zanurzony د اوبو لاندی submerso scufundat погружённый (в воду) skrytý potopljen uronjen undervattens- ซึ่งจุ่มลงในน้ำ suya gömülü, su içinde/altında 埋沒的，隱匿的 занурений; затоплений غرقاب chìm, ngập 埋没的，隐匿的，在水底的，淹没的
subˈmergence noun
om onder water te wees غَمْر بالماء، تَغْطيس потапяне submersão zatopení; potopení das Untertauchen nedsænkning; neddykning κατάδυσηsumersión uputamine زير آبي upottaminen submersionשקיעה डूबना uronjenje, zaronjavanje elárasztás; alámerülés keadaan terbenam kaffæring sommersione; immersione 水没 물에 잠김 panirimas iegrimšana; iegremdēšana penenggelaman onderdompelingneddykking zanurzenie د اوبو لاندی submersão scufundat погружение в воду ponorenie potopitev uranjanje nedsänkning [i vatten] การจมอยู่ใต้น้ำ batma, dalma, su altında kalma 浸沒 занурення у воду; затоплення غرقاب کرنا یا ہونا sự chìm 浸没
subˈmersion (-ʃən (American) -ʒən) noun
onderduiking, onderdompeling غَمْر بالماء، تَغْطيس потопяване submersão ponoření das Untertauchen nedsænkning; neddykning κατάδυσηsumersión uputamine زير آب upotus submersion שְׁקִיעָה בַּמָיִם डूबना zaronjivanje, potapanje elárasztás; alámerülés keadaan tenggelam kaffæring sommersione; immersione 水没 잠수 panirimas, panarinimas iegremdēšana penenggelaman onderdompelingneddykking, oversvømmelse zanurzenie د اوبو لاندی submersão scufundare погружение ponorenie potopitev uranjanje nedsänkning [i vatten] การจมน้ำ batma, dalma, su altında kalma 浸沒 занурення у воду; затоплення غرقابی sự chìm 浸没
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.
At first they seemed to be merely agitated as from the movement of some great body beneath the surface, and I at once conjectured that another submarine was rising to the surface in pursuit of us; but presently it became apparent that the level of the waters was rising, not with extreme rapidity, but very surely, and that soon they would overflow the sides of the pool and submerge the floor of the chamber.
A second shell passed over us, and then I gave the command to change our direction, at the same time directing Bradley to go below and give the order to submerge. I passed Nobs down to him, and following, saw to the closing and fastening of the hatch.
Instead we continued to submerge until the manometer registered forty feet and then I knew that we were safe.
