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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Reduce heat to low; gradually add dumplings to broth, stirring gently to submerge.
Cover and simmer gently over low, stirring occasionally, until dumplings are cooked through, about 8 minutes.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Radar Reveals Ancient Shoreline On Mars Zhurong, part of China’s Tianwen-1 mission, landed in Utopia Planitia — a vast lava plain long suspected to have once been submerged under an ancient Martian ocean.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
In a cave in southern Italy, archaeologists sifted through a muddy riverbed normally submerged by the turquoise waters of an underground river.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
The man then struck up a conversation with Duncan—who was submerged in the freezing water—before asking about a set of crate pallets in the front yard.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Radar Reveals Ancient Shoreline On Mars Zhurong, part of China’s Tianwen-1 mission, landed in Utopia Planitia — a vast lava plain long suspected to have once been submerged under an ancient Martian ocean.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
In a cave in southern Italy, archaeologists sifted through a muddy riverbed normally submerged by the turquoise waters of an underground river.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
The man then struck up a conversation with Duncan—who was submerged in the freezing water—before asking about a set of crate pallets in the front yard.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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