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submerge.

To sink out of sight.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/səbˈmɝd͡ʒ/General-American
  1. To sink out of sight.

    intransitive
    The submarine submerged in the water.
  2. To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.

    transitive
    In films, many people are murdered by being submerged in swimming pools.
  3. To be below the surface of the sea, a lake, river, etc.

    transitive
  4. To engulf or overwhelm.

    figuratively · transitive
    Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.
  5. To drown or suppress.

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). By surface analysis, sub- + merge.

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