Submerge

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /sÊŒbˈmɜːdÊ’/, sɐbˈməːdÊ’
• US IPA: /sÊŒbˈmɝdÊ’/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dÊ’

Origin

From Latin submergere, from sub- ("under") + mergere ("to plunge").

Full definition of submerge

Verb

1. (intransitive) To sink out of sight.The submarine submerged in the water.
2. (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.
3. (transitive) To be engulfed in or with something. Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.

Synonyms

• immerse (2)
• submerse

Derived terms

• submergence
• submersion