"submerge" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səbˈmɝd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-submerge.wav [Southern-England] 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}} Latin submergere, {{m|la|sub||under}} sub (“under”), {{m|la|mergere||to plunge}} mergere (“to plunge”), {{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: 6 87 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 86 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 73 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 32 41 28 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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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
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          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yānmò",
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        },
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "subakviĝi"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
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          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "mergullar"
        },
        {
          "_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"
        },
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          "_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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "süllyed"
        },
        {
          "_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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "sommergere"
        },
        {
          "_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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 84 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
          "word": "submergir"
        },
        {
          "_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",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "untertauchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "báptō",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "βάπτω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "merít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "süllyeszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "tenggelam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "tum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "sommergere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "alt": "しずめる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shizumerú",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "沈める"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "kōuru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "submergir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "challpuy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "chapuy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pogružátʹ",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "погружа́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pogruzítʹ",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "погрузи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zatopljátʹ",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "затопля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zatopítʹ",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "затопи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "batırmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 84 13",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
          "word": "dìm"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 March 22, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Island Line to reopen to Ryde Pier in June... possibly”, in RAIL, number 979, page 24",
          "text": "On the day of RAIL 's site visit, in heavy weather, the scaffolding and decking that engineers stand on were submerged deep under choppy water, with work suspended. \"We have to work around the tides,\" explained Project Director Alan Venables. \"The wind pushes the tide up and the waves get larger. That causes some problems with the scaffold.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To engulf or overwhelm."
      ],
      "id": "en-submerge-en-verb-j~oBHBSj",
      "links": [
        [
          "engulf",
          "engulf"
        ],
        [
          "overwhelm",
          "overwhelm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figurative, in the passive voice) To engulf or overwhelm."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the passive voice"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 7 92",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "potǎvam",
          "sense": "to engulf or overwhelm (used in the passive)",
          "word": "потъвам"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/səbˈmɝd͡ʒ/",
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}
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    "English terms with audio links",
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        "To sink out of sight."
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        "(transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in."
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
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          "text": "On the day of RAIL 's site visit, in heavy weather, the scaffolding and decking that engineers stand on were submerged deep under choppy water, with work suspended. \"We have to work around the tides,\" explained Project Director Alan Venables. \"The wind pushes the tide up and the waves get larger. That causes some problems with the scaffold.\"",
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        "(transitive, figurative, in the passive voice) To engulf or overwhelm."
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      "word": "submerse"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "suzvel",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "սուզվել"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "mxrčim",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "մխրճիմ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "batıw",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "батыу"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "potapjam se",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "потапям се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "submergir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "淹沒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yānmò",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "淹没"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "afzinken"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "subakviĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "upota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "vajota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "sukeltaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "submerger"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "mergullar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čaʒirva",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "ჩაძირვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daʒirva",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "დაძირვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "abtauchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "versinken"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "merül"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "süllyed"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "menyelam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "tum"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "sommergere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しずむ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shizumú",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "沈む"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "잠수시키다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "액체에 넣다."
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "summergō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "submergir"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "chapukuy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pogružátʹsja",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "погружа́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pogruzítʹsja",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "погрузи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "sumergir"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "batmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "chìm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to immerse (intransitive)",
      "word": "lặn"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ənkġmel",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "ընկղմել"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "batırıw",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "батырыу"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "potapjam",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "потапям"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "淹沒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yānmò",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "淹没"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "upottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "s’immerger"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "mergullar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čaʒirva",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "ჩაძირვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "untertauchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "báptō",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "βάπτω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "merít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "süllyeszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "tenggelam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "tum"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "sommergere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しずめる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shizumerú",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "沈める"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "kōuru"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "submergir"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "challpuy"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "word": "chapuy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pogružátʹ",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "погружа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pogruzítʹ",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "погрузи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zatopljátʹ",
      "sense": "to immerse (transitive)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "затопля́ть"
    },
    {
      "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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