submerge

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To sink out of sight.
2. (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
3. (transitive) To be below the surface of the sea, a lake, river, etc.
4. (figuratively, transitive) To engulf or overwhelm.
5. (figuratively, transitive) To drown or suppress.

Synonyms

sink

immerse

dive

plunge

submerse

flood

inundate

drown

engulf

overwhelm

dip

swamp

cover

founder

go down

dunk

settle

scuttle

deluge

overflow

duck

🦆

douse

remain under water

merge

submergence

submersion

drown out

soak

bathe

mix

steep

encase

countersink

conceal

cap

drape

clothe

drag in

mantle

cloak

canopy

blend

lower

jump

incase

disguise

cave

mask

😷

imbed

hide

Translations

sommergere

sumergir

untertauchen

abtauchen

immerger

submerger

hundir

plonger

submergir

batırmak

affondare

submergir

βυθίζομαι

versenken

immergersi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). By surface analysis, sub- + merge.