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- to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake: The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted. She was taken to hospital after being submerged in an icy river for 45 minutes. [ T ] literary to cover or hide something completely: She has submerged her identity in the role of photographer's wife and muse.
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1. : to put under water. 2. : to cover or overflow with water. 3. : to make obscure or subordinate : suppress. personal lives submerged by professional responsibilities. intransitive verb. : to go under water. submergence. səb-ˈmər-jən (t)s. noun. submergible. səb-ˈmər-jə-bəl. adjective. Synonyms. deluge. drown. engulf. flood. gulf. inundate.
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verb. uk / səbˈmɜːdʒ / us / səbˈmɝːdʒ / [ I or T ] to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake: The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted. She was taken to hospital after being submerged in an icy river for 45 minutes. [ T ] literary. to cover or hide something completely:
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium. Synonyms: submerse. to cover or overflow with water; immerse. Synonyms: engulf, inundate, flood. to cover over; suppress; conceal; obscure; repress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living.
verb. uk / səbˈmɜːdʒ / us / səbˈmɝːdʒ / Add to word list. [ I or T ] to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake: The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted. She was taken to hospital after being submerged in an icy river for 45 minutes. [ T ] literary. to cover or hide something completely:
adjective. under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated. hidden, covered, or unknown: There are many submerged facts which could have a bearing on the case. poverty-stricken; destitute; impoverished: a program to aid the submerged socioeconomic groups. submerged. / səbˈmɜːdʒd; səbˈmɜːst / adjective.
When something is submerged, it's under water — like a submarine, a car caught in a flood, or your feet in a wading pool. Use the adjective submerged to describe something that stays under the surface of the water.