"submerge" meaning in English

See submerge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /sʌbˈmɜːdʒ/ [UK], /sʌbˈmɝdʒ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-submerge.wav [UK] Forms: submerge [canonical], submerges [third-person, singular], submerged [past], submerged [past, participle], submerging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|submerg|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone submerges something when they make the thing sink; they make it go down into water so that the water is covering it.
    Sense id: simple-submerge-en-verb-yUpTwl11
  2. Something submerges when it sinks; it goes down into the water so that the water is covering it.
    Sense id: simple-submerge-en-verb-HrczM3ut
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        {
          "text": "He submerged his arm in the lake to try to clean the mud off it."
        }
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        {
          "text": "The boat submerged completely, but then part of it came back up out of the water."
        }
      ],
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        "Something submerges when it sinks; it goes down into the water so that the water is covering it."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/sʌbˈmɜːdʒ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/sʌbˈmɝdʒ/",
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          "text": "He submerged his arm in the lake to try to clean the mud off it."
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "The boat submerged completely, but then part of it came back up out of the water."
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      ]
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