submerged; submerging
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
: to go under water
Examples of submerge in a Sentence
After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.
The town was submerged by the flood.
We watched as the divers prepared to submerge.
She's a marvelous actress who submerges herself totally in her roles.
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
The electronics against a mini orchestra—bass, flute, sax, clarinet, percussion—evoke a full, underwater soundscape, like you’re submerged in a comforting dream, or another life.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
The Tamiami Trail’s western third would be submerged as well.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
In the video, buildings, cars and roads were partially submerged by water.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
The electronics against a mini orchestra—bass, flute, sax, clarinet, percussion—evoke a full, underwater soundscape, like you’re submerged in a comforting dream, or another life.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
The Tamiami Trail’s western third would be submerged as well.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
In the video, buildings, cars and roads were partially submerged by water.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for submerge
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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submerge
verb
sub·merge
səb-ˈmərj 
submerged; submerging
1
: to put or go underwater
the whale submerged
2
: to cover or become covered with or as if with water
floods submerged the town
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