submerging

sub·merge

S0845600 (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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submerging - sinking until covered completely with waterimmersion, submergence, submersionsinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"dip - a brief immersion