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   Sub·mer·gence

   /səbˈmərj(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process or state of being submerged in or covered with water: "total submergence of plants results in heavy crop losses"
   • ▪ the action of completely covering or obscuring something: "politicians may be blamed for submergence of principle"

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   The meaning of SUBMERGE is to put under water. How to use submerge in a sentence. to put under water; to cover or overflow with water; to make obscure or subordinate : suppress…

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   What does submergence mean?

   • Define submergence. submergence synonyms, submergence pronunciation, submergence translation, English dictionary definition of submergence. v. sub·merged , sub·merg·ing , sub·merg·es v. tr. 1. To place under the surface of a liquid, especially water: submerged the pieces of chicken in the broth....

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   What is a submergence area?

   • However, the term used is water-spread or submergence area because this area is used also for cultivation, not strictly for storage. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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   What is the meaning of the word submerge?

   • submerge to sink below the surface of water or another medium verb 5353 submersible able to be put under water adjective 5354 submersion the act of sinking until completely covered with water noun 5355 submission the act of yielding to the will or authority of another

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   When was submergence first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun submergence is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for submergence is from 1800, in the writing of Robert Jameson, geologist and natural historian. submergence is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: submerge v., ‑ence suffix.

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   Submergence is the act of putting or sinking something below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium, or the resulting state. It can also mean the act of overflowing and completely covering something with water, or the state of being buried or suppressed.

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   submergence. Other forms: submergences. Definitions of submergence. noun. sinking until covered completely with water. synonyms: immersion, submerging, submersion. see more.

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   Submergence is the act of sinking or being covered by a liquid, especially water. Learn how to use this word in sentences, synonyms, translations and related terms.

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   Submerge means to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake. It can also mean to cover or hide something completely. See more meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of submerge.

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   Submergence is the act of being under water or immersed in liquid. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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   Submergence is a noun that means the act or process of sinking or being sunk under water or another liquid. It is derived from submerge, a verb meaning to sink or submerge. See examples, pronunciation and frequency of submergence in modern English.