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submerge

sub·merge

UK/səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ US/səbˈmɝd͡ʒ/ rare

verb

1.

sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

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2.

cover completely or make imperceptible

  • “I was drowned in work”
  • “The noise drowned out her speech”
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3.

put under water

  • “submerge your head completely”
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4.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). By surface analysis, sub- + merge.

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