səbˈmərj, -mə̄j, -məij verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to plunge — more at merge
transitive verb
1. : to cause to pass under water : put under water
submerge your hand to test the heat of the water
2. : to cover or overflow with water : inundate
the stream overflowed and submerged the town
3. : to lose sight of, obscure, or cover up as if under a layer of water
personal lives submerged by professional responsibilities
the original argument was submerged in irrelevancies
submerge oneself in trivia
intransitive verb
1. : to plunge into water or other fluid
2. : to become submerged, buried, or covered as if by a fluid
Synonyms: see dip