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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On one street, a car was submerged in floodwaters up to its taillights.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
While most of it is submerged deep underwater, portions of the ridge rise from the ocean and form islands (like Iceland itself).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
By the time the Naperville Fire Department and the Plainfield Fire Protection District arrived just before 10 a.m., the car was almost completely submerged.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The helicopter, operated by the tour company New York Helicopter Charter, is currently submerged in the river.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
While most of it is submerged deep underwater, portions of the ridge rise from the ocean and form islands (like Iceland itself).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
By the time the Naperville Fire Department and the Plainfield Fire Protection District arrived just before 10 a.m., the car was almost completely submerged.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The helicopter, operated by the tour company New York Helicopter Charter, is currently submerged in the river.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 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 29 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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