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submerge
UK /səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ US /səbˈmɝd͡ʒ/
verb 5
Collocations
4VERB + SUBMERGE
prepare, want
SUBMERGE + NOUN
itself, myself
PREP.
in, up
ADV.
completely
Definitions
verb
1
To sink out of sight.
The submarine submerged in the water.
2
To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
In films, many people are murdered by being submerged in swimming pools.
3
To be below the surface of the sea, a lake, river, etc.
On the day of RAIL 's site visit, in heavy weather, the scaffolding and decking that engineers stand on were submerged deep under choppy water, with work suspended. "We have to work around the tides," explained Project Director Alan Venables. "The wind pushes the tide up and the waves get larger. That causes some problems with the scaffold."
4
To engulf or overwhelm.
Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.
5
To drown or suppress.
Mrs Dibble made for the kitchen, stumping violently with her crutches and heaving her bulk along with the obvious determination to submerge her wrongs by resorting to the gin-bottle.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
The submarine submerged in the water.
Wiktionary02
In films, many people are murdered by being submerged in swimming pools.
Wiktionary03
On the day of RAIL 's site visit, in heavy weather, the scaffolding and decking that engineers stand on were submerged deep under choppy water, with work suspended. "We have to work around the tides,"
Wiktionary04
I want to submerge myself in the ocean depths, and to disappear there so as to never be seen again.
Tatoeba · #39605405
I will submerge you in the sea and give you as food to the fishes unless you immediately restore Chloe to the Nymphs, together with the herds and flocks.
Tatoeba · #621301606
The dark oily substance slowly seeps into a row of bathtubs as patients undress and prepare to submerge up to their shoulders.
Tatoeba · #11250895Usage Notes
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