Category:Submerge

Sub*merge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submerged; p. pr. & vb. n. Submerging.] Etym: [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.

Submerge Sub*merge", v. i.

Defn: 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.