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submerge — submérge, pers. 3 sg. submérge, vb. III (înv.) a se scufunda (în apă). Trimis de blaurb, 24.01.2007. Sursa: DAR SUBMÉRGE vb. tr. 1. a inunda, a acoperi cu apă. 2. a scufunda, a băga complet într un lichid. 3. (fig.) a invada, a năpădi, a… … Dicționar Român
Submerge — Sub*merge , v. i. To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included. [1913 Webster] Some say swallows submerge in ponds. Gent. Mag. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
submergé — submergé, ée (sub mèr jé, jée) part. passé de submerger. Plongé sous l eau. • Les inondations du Nil durent, pendant des siècles, écarter tous les colons d une terre submergée quatre mois de l année, VOLT. Moeurs, Introd.. • Ce petit Etat des … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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 overflow with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
submerge — index censor, immerse (engross), immerse (plunge into), overcome (overwhelm), overwhelm … Law dictionary
submerge — (v.) c.1600, from L. submergere to plunge under, sink, overwhelm, from sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + mergere to plunge, immerse (see MERGE (Cf. merge)). Intransitive use is from 1650s, made common 20c. in connection with submarines. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
submerge — *immerse, duck, *dip, souse, dunk Analogous words: *soak, saturate, drench, impregnate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
submerge — [v] dunk in liquid deluge, descend, dip, douse, drench, drown, duck, engulf, flood, go down, go under, immerse, impregnate, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, plunge, sink, sound, souse, submerse, subside, swamp, whelm; concepts 181,256 Ant. dry,… … New thesaurus
submergé — Submergé, [submerg]ée. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
submerge — ► VERB 1) cause to be under water. 2) descend below the surface of water. 3) completely cover or obscure. DERIVATIVES submergence noun. ORIGIN Latin submergere, from mergere to dip … English terms dictionary
submerge — [səb mʉrj′] vt. submerged, submerging [L submergere < sub , under + mergere, to plunge: see MERGE] 1. to place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc. 2. to cover over; suppress; hide 3. to sink below a decent… … English World dictionary
