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submerged

sub·merged
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh b-murjd]
    • /səbˈmɜrdʒd/
    • /səbˈmɜːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh b-murjd]
    • /səbˈmɜrdʒd/

Definitions of submerged word

  • adjective submerged under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated. 1
  • adjective submerged hidden, covered, or unknown: There are many submerged facts which could have a bearing on the case. 1
  • adjective submerged poverty-stricken; destitute; impoverished: a program to aid the submerged socioeconomic groups. 1
  • verb with object submerged to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium. 1
  • verb with object submerged to cover or overflow with water; immerse. 1
  • verb with object submerged to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living. 1

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Origin of submerged

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; submerge + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Submerged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

submerged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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.

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Synonyms for submerged

adj submerged

  • buried — to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
  • deep — If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
  • fathomless — impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.

adverb submerged

  • afloat — If someone or something is afloat, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink.
  • flooded — Filled with water from rain or rivers.

verb submerged

  • deplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of deplane.
  • descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  • detrained — Simple past tense and past participle of detrain.
  • dived — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
  • ducked — to stoop or bend suddenly; bob.

adjective submerged

  • drowned — Die through submersion in and inhalation of water.
  • engrossed — Having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
  • inundated — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.

Antonyms for submerged

adj submerged

  • floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.

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