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Thesaurus: submerge

To put under water; to plunge.

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  1. v. t. To put under water; to plunge.
  2. v. t. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
  3. v. i. To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.
  4. v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
  5. v. cover completely or make imperceptible
  6. v. put under water
  7. v. fill or cover completely, usually with water
  8. 1. To put under water; to plunge. 2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown. I would thou didst, So half my Egypt were submerged. Shak. To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included. Some say swallows submerge in ponds. Gent. Mag.
  9. To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered,as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.Some say swallows submerge in ponds. Gent. Mag.
  10. v:100 v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water v. cover completely or make imperceptible v. put under water