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Definition of Submerse
1. Verb. Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water.
Specialized synonyms: Dive
Generic synonyms: Go Down, Go Under, Settle, Sink
Derivative terms: Submergence, Submergible, Submerging, Submersible, Submersion, Submersion
2. Verb. Put under water. "Submerge your head completely"
Generic synonyms: Immerse, Plunge
Derivative terms: Submergence, Submergible, Submerging, Submersible, Submersion, Submersion, Submersion
Definition of Submerse
1. a. Submersed.
Definition of Submerse
1. Verb. To submerge ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Submerse
1. to submerge [v -MERSED, -MERSING, -MERSES] - See also: submerge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Submerse
Literary usage of Submerse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Submerge, va I. Immerse, plunge, sink, submerse. 2. Deluge, flood, overflow,
overwhelm, ... 2. Be merged, be incorporated, be included. submerse, v a. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"submerse (sub-mers'), a. [< L. submersus, pp.: see the verb. ... [< submerse
+ -ible.] That may be submersed. The Engineer, LXVII. ..."
3. The Graves-Ditzler, Or, Great Carrollton Debate by James Robinson Graves, Jacob Ditzler (1876)
"PASSOW gives "immerse, submerse" as classic meanings, as well as "wet, moisten,
... HOST and PALM give "immerse, submerse, wet, moisten, sprinkle, etc., ..."
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