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Definition of submerge in English: submergeverb səbˈməːdʒsəbˈmərdʒ [with object]1Cause (something) to be under water. houses had been flooded and cars submerged Example sentencesExamples - Apparently a great earthquake caused a cataclysmic rush of water to submerge the parish of Feadaill at the south end of the loch and all its inhabitants perished.
- A sheet of glass was blown out of one window, the car park was submerged and water gradually rose up the main steps.
- Crews in Central Texas pulled this woman to safety after fast-moving waters swept and submerged her car.
- And why did the telephone still work when it was completely submerged under water?
- The little boy was submerged under the water when the crews got there.
- We collect our water samples from about knee high, and we take a sterile bottle, and submerge it under the water and open up the cap under the water and collect the water so the bottle is completely full.
- I can't imagine a prisoner being submerged in water up to the neck.
- In 1953, 250 car bodies were submerged off Alabama for use as artificial reefs.
- Because, as you can see, so many of the homes in this neighborhood are completely submerged, under water.
- Her claim for damages was still under consideration by City Hall when yesterday morning's flood waters submerged her home.
- The road was impassable and parts were submerged in 2ft of water.
- I packed everything I could into plastic bags and sealed the tops, then submerged them in icy water in the sink.
- The areas adjoining Devi Nagar, including Dadiana, Dandehri, Manakpur and Lohgarh villages were submerged in water.
- The first problem with the pipes occurred in late August when a leak resulted in the facility's plant room being submerged in water.
- Is this any more strange than dressing them in white and totally submerging them in water?
- The levees failed and much of that city was submerged under water.
- Flood-hit Fair Oak traders are still counting the cost of a huge torrent of water which submerged part of the shopping parade.
- Low agricultural lands are now submerged in water due to heavy rains, which will dry out in Autumn and will generate another picturesque view.
- Houses in Mastgarh village are still submerged in knee-deep water after the recent rains that lashed out the area for three consecutive days.
- The road was submerged as flood water rose in the area.
Synonyms flood, inundate, deluge, engulf, swamp, immerse, drown overflow, pour over - 1.1no object Descend below the surface of an area of water.
the U-boat had had time to submerge Example sentencesExamples - Smiling wickedly, he parted her long legs and submerged under the frothy surface of the water.
- Standing near the transom opening, all six men donned their gear, including heavy weight belts and tanks, which caused the stern to submerge below the waterline.
- It surfaces, submerges, throws torpedoes in the water, hits its targets, and then continues on its quality mission.
- Second, as mentioned above, drag forces are considerably higher if the swimmer remains at or near the water surface than if it submerges during swimming.
- The temple's just up past the bridges, let's hurry before the ground below us submerges too!
Synonyms go under water, dive, sink, plunge, plummet, drop, go down - 1.2 Completely cover or obscure.
the tensions submerged earlier in the campaign now came to the fore Example sentencesExamples - A dear friend's wedding can stir up all kinds of submerged emotions and, crucially, a sense that life is, indeed, moving forward, whether you're ready for it or not.
- In the multipolar world that has ensued from the end of the Cold War, submerged tensions between the US and Europe have come out into the open.
- After not getting the pleasure he requires from his only love he turns to Banquo who up till now has kept his feelings submerged.
Synonyms hide, conceal, veil, cloak, repress, suppress
Origin Early 17th century: from Latin submergere, from sub- 'under' + mergere 'to dip'. Rhymes converge, dirge, diverge, emerge, merge, purge, scourge, serge, splurge, spurge, surge, urge, verge Definition of submerge in US English: submergeverbsəbˈmərjsəbˈmərdʒ [with object]usually be submerged1Cause to be under water. houses had been flooded and cars submerged Example sentencesExamples - Flood-hit Fair Oak traders are still counting the cost of a huge torrent of water which submerged part of the shopping parade.
- Because, as you can see, so many of the homes in this neighborhood are completely submerged, under water.
- Houses in Mastgarh village are still submerged in knee-deep water after the recent rains that lashed out the area for three consecutive days.
- The road was impassable and parts were submerged in 2ft of water.
- The levees failed and much of that city was submerged under water.
- We collect our water samples from about knee high, and we take a sterile bottle, and submerge it under the water and open up the cap under the water and collect the water so the bottle is completely full.
- I packed everything I could into plastic bags and sealed the tops, then submerged them in icy water in the sink.
- Her claim for damages was still under consideration by City Hall when yesterday morning's flood waters submerged her home.
- The road was submerged as flood water rose in the area.
- And why did the telephone still work when it was completely submerged under water?
- I can't imagine a prisoner being submerged in water up to the neck.
- The areas adjoining Devi Nagar, including Dadiana, Dandehri, Manakpur and Lohgarh villages were submerged in water.
- In 1953, 250 car bodies were submerged off Alabama for use as artificial reefs.
- Is this any more strange than dressing them in white and totally submerging them in water?
- The little boy was submerged under the water when the crews got there.
- Apparently a great earthquake caused a cataclysmic rush of water to submerge the parish of Feadaill at the south end of the loch and all its inhabitants perished.
- Low agricultural lands are now submerged in water due to heavy rains, which will dry out in Autumn and will generate another picturesque view.
- The first problem with the pipes occurred in late August when a leak resulted in the facility's plant room being submerged in water.
- A sheet of glass was blown out of one window, the car park was submerged and water gradually rose up the main steps.
- Crews in Central Texas pulled this woman to safety after fast-moving waters swept and submerged her car.
Synonyms flood, inundate, deluge, engulf, swamp, immerse, drown - 1.1no object Descend below the surface of an area of water.
the U-boat had had time to submerge Example sentencesExamples - It surfaces, submerges, throws torpedoes in the water, hits its targets, and then continues on its quality mission.
- The temple's just up past the bridges, let's hurry before the ground below us submerges too!
- Standing near the transom opening, all six men donned their gear, including heavy weight belts and tanks, which caused the stern to submerge below the waterline.
- Smiling wickedly, he parted her long legs and submerged under the frothy surface of the water.
- Second, as mentioned above, drag forces are considerably higher if the swimmer remains at or near the water surface than if it submerges during swimming.
Synonyms go under water, dive, sink, plunge, plummet, drop, go down - 1.2 Completely cover or obscure.
the tensions submerged earlier in the campaign now came to the fore Example sentencesExamples - A dear friend's wedding can stir up all kinds of submerged emotions and, crucially, a sense that life is, indeed, moving forward, whether you're ready for it or not.
- In the multipolar world that has ensued from the end of the Cold War, submerged tensions between the US and Europe have come out into the open.
- After not getting the pleasure he requires from his only love he turns to Banquo who up till now has kept his feelings submerged.
Synonyms hide, conceal, veil, cloak, repress, suppress
Origin Early 17th century: from Latin submergere, from sub- ‘under’ + mergere ‘to dip’. |