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Definition of: submerge
(səb·mûrj′) v. ·merged, ·merg·ing v.t.
1. To place under or plunge into water.
2. To cover; hide.
—v.i.
3. To sink or dive beneath the surface of water. Also sub·merse′ (-mûrs′). See synonyms under IMMERSE. [<L submergere, var. of summergere <sub- under + mergere plunge]
—sub·mer′gence, sub·mer′·sion (-mûr′shən, -zhən) noun
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