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submerse

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)s
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 B M ER1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Growing entirely under water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To submerge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

put under water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • submerge your head completely

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: submerge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: immerse, plunge

4

verb

Meaning 4

sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: submerge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sink, settle, go down, go under

Narrower terms: dive

History

Etymology

From Latin submersus, past participle of submergo.