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Submergence
see synonyms of submergenceNoun
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Submergence
see synonyms of submergenceverb
1.
to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
2. (transitive)
to cover with water or some other liquid
3. (transitive)
to hide; suppress
4. (transitive)
to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc
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Submergence
see synonyms of submergence verb transitiveWord forms: subˈmerged or subˈmerging
1.
to place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc.
2.
to cover over; suppress; hide
3.
to sink below a decent level of life
the submerged people of the slums
verb intransitive
4.
to sink or plunge beneath the surface of water, etc.
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Submergence
see synonyms of submergencev. sub·merged, sub·merg·ing, sub·merg·es
v.tr.
1. To place under the surface of a liquid, especially water: submerged the pieces of chicken in the broth.
2. To cover with water or another liquid; inundate: The flood submerged the road.
3. To hide from view; obscure: "The few public tributes to Nat Turner in the mainstream black press of the late 1950s submerged the armed rebellion within a narrative of nonviolent protest" (Scot French).
v.intr.
1. To go under the surface of a body of water: The submarine submerged quickly to avoid detection.
2. To disappear as if by going under water.
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