submerge
/səbˈmɝd͡ʒ/ verb C1- To sink out of sight. · The submarine submerged in the water.
- 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.
- To bring below the surface of the sea, a lake, river, etc.
- To engulf or overwhelm. · Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.
- To drown or suppress.
He/she/it submerges · Past submerged · Past participle submerged · -ing form submerging
Verb forms
- Base form
- submerge
- He/she/it
- submerges
- Past
- submerged
- Past participle
- submerged
- -ing form
- submerging
From the library
The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with interest.
Even now, after this long interval, I find myself thrilling as I think of it, and feeling once more that sudden flood of joy, amazement, and incredulity which utterly submerged my mind.
A pilot was required to memorize thousands of miles of shoreline, noting every snag, sandbar, and submerged obstacle that could spell disaster for a vessel.
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