Submerge Definition
səb-mûrj
submerged, submerges, submerging
verb
submerged, submerges, submerging
To place under water.
American Heritage
To place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc.
Webster's New World
To cover over; suppress; hide.
Webster's New World
To sink or plunge beneath the surface of water, etc.
Webster's New World
To cause to sink below a decent level of life.
The submerged people of the slums.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Submerge
From Latin submergere, from sub- ("under") + mergere ("to plunge").
From Wiktionary
Latin submergere sub- sub- mergere to plunge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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