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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Police in Maryland are investigating after a van was found submerged in water with human remains inside.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
As of Monday evening, the sailboat remained submerged under the barge, the Coast Guard said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 July 2025
The research team tested out the aerogel by submerging it in a cup of seawater with a curved cover made of transparent plastic.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
When the sea level rose again after the LGM, some lands that humans had occupied were submerged in the ocean.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
As of Monday evening, the sailboat remained submerged under the barge, the Coast Guard said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 July 2025
The research team tested out the aerogel by submerging it in a cup of seawater with a curved cover made of transparent plastic.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
When the sea level rose again after the LGM, some lands that humans had occupied were submerged in the ocean.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2025
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 4 Aug. 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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