put+under+water

  • 121submerge — [c]/səbˈmɜdʒ / (say suhb merj) verb (submerged, submerging) –verb (t) 1. to put under water; plunge below the surface of water or any enveloping medium. 2. to cover with or as with water; immerse. –verb (i) 3. to sink or plunge under water, or… …

  • 122immerse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bathe, dip, baptize, duck, plunge, submerge. See water, insertion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To put under water] Syn. submerge, dip, douse, plunge, bury, duck, cover with water, drown, sink, bathe, steep …

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  • 123submerse — verb 1. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water • Syn: ↑submerge • Derivationally related forms: ↑submersion, ↑submersible (for: ↑submerge), ↑submergible ( …

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  • 124submerge — verb (submerged; submerging) Etymology: Latin submergere, from sub + mergere to plunge more at merge Date: 1606 transitive verb 1. to put under water 2. to cover or overflow with water 3. to make obscure or subordinate ; suppress …

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  • 125immerse — I (engross) verb absorb, attend, be attentive, bury, engage, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, hold spellbound, interest, involve, monopolize, occupy, overwhelm, preoccupy, submerge, take up II (plunge into) verb bathe, cover with water, deluge,… …

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  • 126Submerge — Sub*merge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Submerged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Submerging}.] [L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere to plunge: cf. F. submerger. See {Merge}.] 1. To put under water; to plunge. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover or overflow with… …

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  • 127Submerged — Submerge Sub*merge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Submerged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Submerging}.] [L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere to plunge: cf. F. submerger. See {Merge}.] 1. To put under water; to plunge. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover or… …

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  • 128Submerging — Submerge Sub*merge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Submerged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Submerging}.] [L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere to plunge: cf. F. submerger. See {Merge}.] 1. To put under water; to plunge. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover or… …

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