submerge

/səbˈmɜrdʒ/
verb
  1. To put something completely under water or another liquid.
    • To clean the vase, you need to submerge it in soapy water for a while.
    • The flood caused the car to submerge completely in the rising water.
    • The chef told us to submerge the pasta in boiling water for ten minutes.
  2. To go under the surface of water or another liquid.
    • The submarine began to submerge slowly as it left the harbor.
    • The swimmer took a deep breath and prepared to submerge.
    • Watch the duck submerge its head to catch fish underwater.
  3. To completely cover or hide something, often in a figurative sense.
    • She tried to submerge her feelings of sadness by staying busy.
    • The loud music submerge all other sounds in the room.
    • He felt his worries submerge as he focused on the movie.
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