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1. Beneath the surface of the water
   "submerged rocks";
   - submersed, underwater
    
2. (biology) growing or remaining under water
   "submerged leaves";
   - subaqueous, subaquatic, submersed, underwater

1. Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
   - submerse
    
2. Cover completely or make imperceptible
   "I was submerged in work";
   - drown, overwhelm
    
3. Put under water
   "submerge your head completely";
   - submerse
    
4. Fill or cover completely, usually with water
   - inundate, deluge

See also: aquatic, subsurface

Type of: cover, flood, go down, go under, immerse, plunge, settle, sink, spread over

Encyclopedia: Submerged