SUBMERGE


Meaning of SUBMERGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səb-ˈmərj ]

verb

( sub·merged ; sub·merg·ing )

Etymology: Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to plunge — more at merge

Date: 1606

transitive verb

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

• sub·mer·gence -ˈmər-jən(t)s noun

• sub·merg·ible -ˈmər-jə-bəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.