"submerge" meaning in English

See submerge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səbˈmɝd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-submerge.wav Forms: submerges [present, singular, third-person], submerging [participle, present], submerged [participle, past], submerged [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). By surface analysis, sub- + merge. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|submergere}} Borrowed from Latin submergere, {{surf|en|sub-|merge}} By surface analysis, sub- + merge Head templates: {{en-verb}} submerge (third-person singular simple present submerges, present participle submerging, simple past and past participle submerged)
  1. (intransitive) To sink out of sight. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-submerge-en-verb-pRDZ5yD4
  2. (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Liquids Synonyms: immerse Translations (to immerse (intransitive)): սուզվել (suzvel) (Armenian), батыу (batıw) (Bashkir), потапям се (potapjam se) (Bulgarian), submergir (Catalan), 淹沒 (Chinese Mandarin), 淹没 (yānmò) (Chinese Mandarin), afzinken (Dutch), subakviĝi (Esperanto), upota (Finnish), vajota (Finnish), sukeltaa (Finnish), submerger (French), mergullar (Galician), ჩაძირვა (čaʒirva) (Georgian), დაძირვა (daʒirva) (Georgian), abtauchen (German), versinken (German), merül (Hungarian), süllyed (Hungarian), menyelam (Indonesian), tum (Irish), sommergere (Italian), 沈む (shizumú) (alt: しずむ) (Japanese), 잠수시키다 (Korean), 액체에 넣다. (Korean), summergō (Latin), մխրճիմ (mxrčim) (Old Armenian), submergir (Portuguese), chapukuy (Quechua), погружа́ться (pogružátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), погрузи́ться (pogruzítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), sumergir (Spanish), batmak (Turkish), chìm (Vietnamese), lặn (Vietnamese) Translations (to immerse (transitive)): βάπτω (báptō) (Ancient Greek), ընկղմել (ənkġmel) (Armenian), батырыу (batırıw) (Bashkir), потапям (potapjam) (Bulgarian), 淹沒 (Chinese Mandarin), 淹没 (yānmò) (Chinese Mandarin), upottaa (Finnish), s’immerger (French), mergullar (Galician), ჩაძირვა (čaʒirva) (Georgian), untertauchen (German), merít (Hungarian), süllyeszt (Hungarian), tenggelam (Indonesian), tum (Irish), sommergere (Italian), 沈める (shizumerú) (alt: しずめる) (Japanese), kōuru (Maori), submergir (Portuguese), challpuy (Quechua), chapuy (Quechua), погружа́ть (pogružátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), погрузи́ть (pogruzítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), затопля́ть (zatopljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), затопи́ть (zatopítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), batırmak (Turkish), dìm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-submerge-en-verb-qck5ef8F Disambiguation of Liquids: 5 88 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Quechua translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 32 41 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 70 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 59 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 21 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 21 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 67 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 65 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 63 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 12 73 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 65 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 21 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 20 67 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 67 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 21 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 21 65 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 72 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 72 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 72 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 67 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Armenian translations: 22 64 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 66 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Quechua translations: 12 72 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 72 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 72 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 22 65 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 21 64 14 Disambiguation of 'to immerse (intransitive)': 8 84 8 Disambiguation of 'to immerse (transitive)': 3 84 13
  3. (transitive, figurative, in the passive voice) To engulf or overwhelm. Tags: figuratively, transitive Translations (to engulf or overwhelm (used in the passive)): потъвам (potǎvam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-submerge-en-verb-j~oBHBSj Disambiguation of 'to engulf or overwhelm (used in the passive)': 1 7 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: submerse Derived forms: submergence, submerger Related terms: submersion

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in."
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "suzvel",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "սուզվել"
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          "code": "xcl",
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          "roman": "mxrčim",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "մխրճիմ"
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        {
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          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "batıw",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
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        {
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "potapjam se",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "потапям се"
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        {
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "submergir"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "淹沒"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yānmò",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "淹没"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "afzinken"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "subakviĝi"
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          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "upota"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "vajota"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "sukeltaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "submerger"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "mergullar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "čaʒirva",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "ჩაძირვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "daʒirva",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "დაძირვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "abtauchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "versinken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "merül"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "süllyed"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "menyelam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "tum"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "sommergere"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "alt": "しずむ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shizumú",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "沈む"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "잠수시키다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "액체에 넣다."
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "summergō"
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        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "submergir"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "chapukuy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pogružátʹsja",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "погружа́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pogruzítʹsja",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "погрузи́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "sumergir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "batmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "chìm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "lặn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ənkġmel",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "ընկղմել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "batırıw",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "батырыу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "potapjam",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "потапям"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "淹沒"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yānmò",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "淹没"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "upottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "s’immerger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "mergullar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "čaʒirva",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "ჩაძირვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
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      "code": "qu",
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zatopítʹ",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "затопи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "batırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "dìm"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "potǎvam",
      "sense": "to engulf or overwhelm (used in the passive)",
      "word": "потъвам"
    }
  ],
  "word": "submerge"
}

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