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- [suh b-murj]
- /səbˈmɜrdʒ/
- /səbˈmɜːdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh b-murj]
- /səbˈmɜrdʒ/
Definitions of submerge word
- verb with object submerge to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium. 1
- verb with object submerge to cover or overflow with water; immerse. 1
- verb with object submerge to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living. 1
- verb without object submerge to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium. 1
- verb without object submerge to be covered or lost from sight. 1
- transitive verb submerge immerse in liquid 1
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Origin of submerge
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Latin submergere, equivalent to sub- sub- + mergere to dip, immerse; see merge
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Parts of speech for Submerge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
submerge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
submerge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for submerge
verb submerge
- bailed — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bailing — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- belly-flop — to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- blow out — If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning.
Antonyms for submerge
verb submerge
- come to light — to be revealed
- crop up — If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
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