submergeverb
uk/səbˈmɜːdʒ/us/səbˈmɝːdʒ/[ I or T ] to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake:
The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted.
She was taken to hospital after being submerged in an icy river for 45 minutes.
[ T ] literary to cover or hide something completely:
She has submerged her identity in the role of photographer's wife and muse.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
- bail
- bail sth out
- ducking
- go
- go under
- ground
- keel
- keel over
- refloat
- resurface
- ride
- ride sth out
- right
- run
- run aground/ashore idiom
- sank
- scuttle
- sunken
- unsinkable
- waterlogged
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Hiding and disguising
submergible
adjective uk/səbˈmɜː.dʒə.bəl//səbˈmɝː.dʒə.bəl/
a submergible pump
submersion
noun [ U ] uk/səbˈmɜː.ʃən/us/səbˈmɝː.ʒən/
The fruit was preserved by submersion in alcohol.
Phrasal verb(s)
submerge yourself in sth