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submerged |
2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: submerged adj 1: under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water; "sunken treasure"; "a sunken ship" [syn: {sunken}] [ant: {afloat(p)}, {aground(p)}] 2: beneath the surface of the water; "submerged rocks" [syn: {submersed}, {underwater}] 3: (biology) growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: {subaqueous}, {subaquatic}, {submersed}, {underwater}]
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