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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Ensure that the bottoms of the cuttings are submerged in the water and that all the leaves are above the water line.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Avoid basements or rooms submerged in water with electrical outlets or cords.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Popular cleaning techniques for menstrual cups for a high cervix include cleaning them with natural products such as baking soda or castile soap, submerging them in a sterilizing solution or boiling them for five to 10 minutes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Avoid basements or rooms submerged in water with electrical outlets or cords.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Popular cleaning techniques for menstrual cups for a high cervix include cleaning them with natural products such as baking soda or castile soap, submerging them in a sterilizing solution or boiling them for five to 10 minutes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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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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