Meanings
verbsubmerse (third-person singular simple present submerses, present participle submersing, simple past and past participle submersed)
present singular third person submerses · participle present submersing · participle past submersed · past submersed
- To submerge.
adjectivesubmerse (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyGrowing entirely under water.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsubmersus
- Englishsubmerse
From Latin submersus, past participle of submergo.
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Rhymes with submerse
universereversenurseworsediverseversepurseconversetraversetransversereimburseperversedisperseimmerseaversecoerceterseobversehearsemultiversedisburseperserecurseburse
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
submerse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submerse
MLA
“submerse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submerse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submerse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submerse.
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