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submerge |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Submerge \Sub*merge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Submerged}; p. pr & vb n. {Submerging}.] [L. submergere submersum sub under + mergere to plunge: cf F. submerger. See {Merge}.] 1. To put under water; to plunge. 2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown. I would thou didst, So half my Egypt were submerged. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Submerge \Sub*merge"\, v. i. To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence to be completely included. Some say swallows submerge in ponds. --Gent. Mag. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: submerge v 1: sink below the surface; go under water 2: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: {drown}, {overwhelm}] 3: put under water; "submerge yur head completely" 4: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: {inundate}, {deluge}]
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