submerge

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /səbˈmɜrdʒ/ UK /səbˈmɜːdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to put or sink below the surface of a liquid

The flood submerged the entire ground floor within hours.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to put or sink below the... immerse sink plunge dunk inundate flood engulf

Opposites

surface emerge float raise

Word family

Forms submergence

Derived forms submergencesubmergiblesubmerged

Related forms emerge merge immersesubmersion

Etymology

From Latin submergere ('to plunge under, sink'), from sub- ('under') + mergere ('to dip, plunge, immerse').

sub Latin mergere Latin

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# submerge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /səbˈmɜrdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /səbˈmɜːdʒ/

## Meanings
1. to put or sink below the surface of a liquid

## Examples
- The flood submerged the entire ground floor within hours.

## Synonyms
- immerse
- sink
- plunge
- dunk
- inundate
- flood
- engulf

## Antonyms
- surface
- emerge
- float
- raise

## Derived Forms
- submergence
- submergible
- submerged

## Related Forms
- emerge
- merge
- immerse
- submersion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sub
- Root: mergere
- Affix: sub- - under

## Etymology
From Latin submergere ('to plunge under, sink'), from sub- ('under') + mergere ('to dip, plunge, immerse').

## AI Etymology
Submerge comes from Latin submergere ('to plunge under, sink'), from sub- ('under') + mergere ('to dip, plunge, immerse'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a verb, it means "to put or sink below the surface of a liquid", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin sub and Latin mergere. Derivative forms include submergence, submergible, submerged; related words include emerge, merge, immerse, submersion.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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