submerge

sub·merge

 (səb-mûrj′)

v. sub·merged, sub·merg·ing, sub·merg·es

v.tr.

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.

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

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sub·mer′gence n.

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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, submersion n

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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]

sub•mer′gence, n.

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submerge

Past participle: submerged
Gerund: submerging

Imperative

submerge

submerge

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	submerge - sink below the surface; go under or as if under water submerse 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" drown, overwhelm spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
	3.	submerge - put under water; "submerge your head completely" submerse immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
	4.	submerge - fill or cover completely, usually with water inundate, deluge flood - cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

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submerge

verb

1. flood, swamp, engulf, drown, overflow, inundate, deluge The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village.

2. immerse, plunge, dip, duck, dunk Submerge the pieces of fish in the poaching liquid and simmer.

3. sink, drop, go down, plunge, go under water Just as I shot at it, the crocodile submerged again.

4. overwhelm, swamp, engulf, overload, inundate, deluge, snow under, overburden He was suddenly submerged in an avalanche of scripts and offers.

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submerge

verb

1. To plunge briefly in or into a liquid:

dip, douse, duck, dunk, immerge, immerse, souse, submerse.

2. To go beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:

founder, sink, submerse.

3. To flow over completely:

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, flush, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, whelm.

4. To conceal in obscurity:

hide, obscure.

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Translations

يَغْطُس، يَغوص

potopit sezatopit

dykkenedsænke

untertauchen

sumergir

submerger

sökkva, færa á kaf

sommergereimmergersi

nugrimzdęspanarinimaspanirimaspanirti

iegremdētiegrimt

bat makdal mak

浸没潜入水中

submerge

[səbˈmɜːdʒ]

A. VT

1. (= plunge) → hundir (in en)

2. (= flood) → inundar

B. VI [submarine, person] → sumergirse

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submerge

[səbˈmɜː^rdʒ]

vt

(= cover with water) [+ fields, area] → submerger

(= put in water) [+ person] → immerger

to submerge o.s. in sth (= lose o.s.) → s'immerger dans qch

vi [submarine, diver, alligator, hippo] → plonger

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

submerge

vt → untertauchen; (= flood) → überschwemmen; to submerge something in water → etw in Wasser (ein)tauchen; to submerge oneself in something (fig) → ganz in etw (acc) → versinken

vi (diver, submarine) → tauchen

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submerge

[səbˈmɜːdʒ]

1. vt (flood) → sommergere; (plunge) to submerge (in) → immergere (in)

2. vi (submarine) → immergersi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

submerge

(səbˈməːdʒ) verb

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

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submerge

v. sumergir, colocar debajo de un líquido.

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