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to submerse

to submerse

1 7.3
To put something under the surface of water
  • verb
  • /səbˈmɜrs/
translation icon : sumergir
  • After applying the dye, make sure to submerse the fabric completely for even coloring.

You've probably heard the best way to learn a new language is to submerge yourself, submerse yourself in that topic.

Examples

  • And what you do is you submerge it in water so that it really gets nice and wet.

  • OK, I'm going back in with Coco Bear and look up and I am gonna submerge this under here.

  • Then I just submerged it in the water and called it a day.

  • The farmer's daughter challenges the Kappa to submerge several gourds in water.

  • Now they were no good at attacking U boats, but they forced EU boats to submerge and hide or run the risk of the plane calling in warships.

  • I've created a little tray and I've poured in in resin based mixture and I'm going to submerge this support in this mixture.

  • To clean the vegetables, you should submerse them in cold water for a few minutes.

  • He decided to submerse the fish tank decorations in water to prevent floatation.

Synonyms

to sink
vsto submerse
258 1.0

To go down below the surface of water and become underwater

emphasizes actively putting or causing to go below the surface
to soak
vsto submerse
141 1.0

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

focuses on putting fully beneath the liquid surface rather than general wetting
to submerge
vsto submerse
42 3.9

To put something completely under water or another liquid

is the same in meaning but is an alternative spelling
to drench
vsto submerse
34 3.0

Make someone or something completely wet with a lot of liquid

is specifically about placement under the surface, not only heavy wetting
to drown
vsto submerse
31 1.0

Cover completely with liquid, for example food in sauce

means causing something to go under the liquid surface, often by placement
to dunk
vsto submerse
24 2.7

To dip something quickly into a liquid, often food

is about placing fully under the surface rather than a quick dip
to immerse
vsto submerse
9 4.2

Put something completely into a liquid to cover it

focuses on causing movement below the liquid surface rather than the dip action
to submerge in
vsto submerse
6 5.0

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

refers specifically to physical placing under a liquid surface
to douse
vsto submerse
3 4.9

To put something briefly into a liquid

refers to putting fully under the liquid surface, not only a brief dip
to sop
vsto submerse
  • Archaic
1 8.3

To make something take in liquid until it is very wet

means placing under a liquid surface, not merely saturating by absorption
to souse
vsto submerse
1 8.8

To soak something completely in liquid

focuses on placing under the liquid surface rather than general soaking
to whelm
vsto submerse
  • Archaic
9.3

To cover something completely with water or soil

refers specifically to placing under a liquid surface rather than general burial
to dowse
vsto submerse
7.8

To pour water over something so it becomes completely wet

focuses on putting under the liquid surface, not just pouring over

Antonyms

to surface
143 3.9

To rise to the top and become visible after being hidden

How Deep

to submerse
1 7.3
to sink
258 1.0
to immerse
9 4.2
to dunk
24 2.7
to dip
146 1.0

Surface Forms

submerse infinitive
submersed past
submersed past participle
submerging present participle
submerses third person singular

Morphology

submerse = submerge (transparent) = sub + merse

The sense is the same as 'submerge' (sub- + merge), so learners who know 'sub-' and 'submerge' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Submerse comes from the parts sub- meaning 'under' and mergere meaning 'to dip'. So, to submerse something is to put it under the surface of a liquid, especially water.