to submerge

Examples

• All

• So you said you found her completely submerged, right?

  Chappaquiddick (2018)

• The people of my community couldn't make contact with them... because they were submerged under 15 feet of water, Detective.

  Burbiszki (2020)

• And then I'm going to blow out the air and submerge down to here.

• And now we just need to prepare to submerge it in the in the tank, in the ice tank.

• I took a long, deep breath, as if I were about to submerge myself underwater.

  Fiction book (1993)

• And they wound up fully submerged in water.

  Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010)

• Following a series of explosions, the submerged forward section began to pull away from the stern.

  Academic text (2012)

• As a result of river discharge, there is little submerged vegetation due to high turbidity.

  Academic text (1999)

• The pair recruited divers to raise the submerged vessel using iron hooks and winches.

  Academic text (2002)

• He decided to submerge himself in the pool to cool off during the hot summer day.

Synonyms

S

to sink

vsto submerge

258 1.0

To go down below the surface of water and become underwater

adds the idea of complete covering rather than just the downward movement

D

to dive

vsto submerge

152 1.0

To jump into water headfirst or swim below the surface

describes simply going fully under liquid without implying a jump or plunge

S

to soak

vsto submerge

141 1.0

Make something very wet by putting it into water or other liquid

specifies complete covering under liquid rather than just becoming very wet

G

to go down

vsto submerge

84 3.8

To sink into water, like a boat that hits something

is the general action of putting or going fully beneath liquid

I

to inundate

vsto submerge

40 6.8

To cover a place with water or give someone too much to deal with

refers to the single act of going or putting fully under liquid

D

to drown

vsto submerge

31 1.0

Cover completely with liquid, for example food in sauce

describes the neutral physical act of going fully under liquid

G

to go under

vsto submerge

15 4.4

Sink below the water and become covered by it

emphasizes intentional or general putting or going entirely beneath liquid

I

to immerse

vsto submerge

9 4.2

Put something completely into a liquid to cover it

is similar but used more broadly for going or putting under liquid

S

to submerge in

vsto submerge

6 5.0

To put something completely under water or to become very involved in an activity

focuses on the physical act of going completely under liquid

D

to deluge

vsto submerge

1 6.0

To cover an area with water

denotes the specific act of being or becoming fully beneath liquid

S

to submerse

vsto submerge

1 7.3

To put something under the surface of water

is the common word for putting or going fully under liquid

S

to souse

vsto submerge

1 8.8

To soak something completely in liquid

focuses on full covering under liquid rather than heavy soaking

W

to whelm

vsto submerge

• Archaic

9.3

To cover something completely with water or soil

is the narrower act of putting or going fully under liquid

Antonyms

E

to emerge

249 3.5

To come out from behind or under something and become visible

Phrasal Verbs

S

to submerge in

6 5.0

To put something completely under water or to become very involved in an activity

How Submerged

to submerge

42 3.9

to dip

146 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology