The meaning of SUBMERGE is to put under water. How to use submerge in a sentence.

SUBMERGE definition: to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium. See examples of submerge used in a sentence.

SUBMERGE meaning: 1. to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake: 2. to cover…. Learn more.

Definition of submerge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If something submerges or if you submerge it, it goes below the surface of some water or another liquid. Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes.

To plunge briefly in or into a liquid: dip, douse, duck, dunk, immerge, immerse, souse, submerse.

Jul 9, 2025 · submerge (third-person singular simple present submerges, present participle submerging, simple past and past participle submerged) (intransitive) To sink out of sight. The …

to put or sink below the surface of water or other liquid: [no object] ordered his boat to dive, and the submarine quietly submerged. [~ + object] The boat was submerged in thirty fathoms of …

When you go swimming, you submerge your body in water. If your head is out of the water, it is not submerged — it's just wet. To really soak a washcloth, you should submerge it in a basin …

Factsheet What does the verb submerge mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb submerge. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.