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3 definitions • 5 examples
1
to go
below
or make something go
below
the
surface
of the
sea
or a
river
or
lake
:
Examples:
The
submarine
submerged
when
enemy
planes
were
sighted
.
She was
taken
to
hospital
after being
submerged
in an
icy
river
for 45 minutes.
2
to
cover
or
hide
something
completely
:
Examples:
She has
submerged
her
identity
in the
role
of photographer's
wife
and
muse
.
3
to go
below
the
surface
of an
area
of water:
Examples:
[ T ] Take a
normal
breath
and
completely
submerge yourself.
[ I ]
Seals
exhale
so they can submerge more
easily
.
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