SUBMERGE


Meaning of SUBMERGE in English

— submergence , n.

/seuhb merrj"/ , v. , submerged, submerging .

v.t.

1. to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.

2. to cover or overflow with water; immerse.

3. to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living.

v.i.

4. to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.

5. to be covered or lost from sight.

[ 1600-10; submergere, equiv. to sub- SUB- + mergere to dip, immerse; see MERGE ]

Syn. 1. submerse. 2. flood, inundate, engulf.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .