Verb: submerge sub'murj
- Put under water
"submerge your head completely";
- submerse
- Fill or cover completely, usually with water
"The tsunami submerged entire islands";
- inundate, deluge
- Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
"The submarine submerged quickly";
- submerse
- Cover completely or make imperceptible
"I was submerged in work";
- drown, overwhelm
Derived forms: submerged, submerges, submerging
See also: drown out
Type of: cover, flood, go down, go under, immerse, plunge, settle, sink, spread over
Encyclopedia: Submerge