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
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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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Nalo, the god of storms, has hidden it behind raging storms and submerged it in the sea.
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Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
Steaming doesn't involve submerging food in water, so fewer nutrients are lost.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 26 Nov. 2024
There are two main types of brining: wet brining, which involves submerging the turkey in a liquid solution; and dry brining, where a salt rub is applied to the surface of the bird.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Then Gordon Gano started singing, his vocals submerged in the bass-heavy clatter.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
Steaming doesn't involve submerging food in water, so fewer nutrients are lost.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 26 Nov. 2024
There are two main types of brining: wet brining, which involves submerging the turkey in a liquid solution; and dry brining, where a salt rub is applied to the surface of the bird.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Then Gordon Gano started singing, his vocals submerged in the bass-heavy clatter.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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