Definition of Submerse

1. Verb. Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water.

Exact synonyms: Submerge
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"
Exact synonyms: Submerge
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

submeningeal
submenta
submental
submentoplasty
submentum
submenu
submenus
submerge
submergeable
submerged
submergence
submergences
submerges
submergible
submerging
submerse (current term)
submersed
submerses
submersible
submersible warship
submersibles
submersing
submersion
submersions
submesoscale
submesoscales
submetacentric
submetacentrics
submetallic
submeter

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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