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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Behind him, a woman whose car was submerged in floodwater shouted for help.
—
Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
Exposure to floodwater contaminated with sewage can irritate the skin, leading to boils or rashes, particularly on parts of the body that are submerged for any extended period of time, according to environmentalist Wilma Subra.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
When submerged in seawater, the substrates release ions that coral seem to respond to.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
With that land submerged beneath an interior seaway, the predator roamed the waters in search of mollusks, turtles and other shelled creatures to crush with its globular teeth.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for submerge 
Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
Exposure to floodwater contaminated with sewage can irritate the skin, leading to boils or rashes, particularly on parts of the body that are submerged for any extended period of time, according to environmentalist Wilma Subra.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
When submerged in seawater, the substrates release ions that coral seem to respond to.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
With that land submerged beneath an interior seaway, the predator roamed the waters in search of mollusks, turtles and other shelled creatures to crush with its globular teeth.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for submerge
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'submerge.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near submerge
Cite this Entry
“Submerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerge. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share