[sub.merge] vb sub.merged ; sub.merg.ing [L submergere, fr. sub- + mergere to plunge--more at merge] vt (1611) 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" ~ vi: to go under water -- sub.mer.gence n -- sub.merg.ible adj