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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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
Add pasta, gently stirring to submerge in water; cook, stirring occasionally, according to package directions for al dente.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Salt-water bathing To create the material, a team of scientists at Australia's Curtin University (CU) submerged ordinary glass in a nontoxic bath of organic compounds known as diazonium salts.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
Cover the chicken with cold water (never warm or hot H2O, as this can push the poultry into the danger zone), then top it with a heavy can or other object to keep it submerged.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
Add pasta, gently stirring to submerge in water; cook, stirring occasionally, according to package directions for al dente.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Salt-water bathing To create the material, a team of scientists at Australia's Curtin University (CU) submerged ordinary glass in a nontoxic bath of organic compounds known as diazonium salts.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
Cover the chicken with cold water (never warm or hot H2O, as this can push the poultry into the danger zone), then top it with a heavy can or other object to keep it submerged.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for submerge
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“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 12 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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