submerge
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See also: submergé
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin submergere, from sub- ("under") + mergere ("to plunge").
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
submerge (third-person singular simple present submerges, present participle submerging, simple past and past participle submerged)
- (intransitive) To sink out of sight.
- The submarine submerged in the water.
- (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
- In films many people are murdered by being submerged in a swimming pool.
- (transitive) To be engulfed in or with something.
- Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to immerse (intransitive)
to immerse (transitive)
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Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
submerge
- first-person singular present indicative of submerger
- third-person singular present indicative of submerger
- first-person singular present subjunctive of submerger
- first-person singular present subjunctive of submerger
- second-person singular imperative of submerger
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
submerge
- second-person singular present active imperative of submergō
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
submerge
- third-person singular present indicative of submergir
- second-person singular imperative of submergir
