submerge

Meanings

Verb

sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
cover completely or make imperceptible
put under water
- "submerge your head completely"
fill or cover completely, usually with water
To sink out of sight.
To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
To be below the surface of the sea, a lake, river, etc.
To engulf or overwhelm.
To drown or suppress.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). By surface analysis, sub- + merge.

Synonyms

deluge, drown, immerse, inundate, overwhelm, submerse

Scrabble Score: 13

submerge is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
submerge is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
submerge is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

submerge is a valid Words With Friends word