Hypertext Webster Gateway: "submerge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Submerge \Sub*merge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Submerged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Submerging}.] [L. submergere, submersum; sub under +
mergere to plunge: cf. F. submerger. See {Merge}.]
1. To put under water; to plunge.
2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to
drown.
I would thou didst, So half my Egypt were submerged.
--Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Submerge \Sub*merge"\, v. i.
To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered,
as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely
included.
Some say swallows submerge in ponds. --Gent. Mag.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
submerge
v 1: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water [syn:
{submerse}]
2: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in
work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: {drown}, {overwhelm}]
3: put under water; "submerge your head completely" [syn: {submerse}]
4: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: {inundate},
{deluge}]
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