resubmerges

Goes underwater again

Resubmerges means to submerge again—to go back underwater or to plunge something back beneath a surface after it had emerged or been lifted out.

The whale surfaced briefly, then resubmerged.

The word applies literally to diving or sinking, and figuratively to returning to an immersive state: She resubmerged herself in work after the holiday.

underwater

plunge

Sudden steep descent

  • diveHeadfirst water entry
  • sinkBasin with drain
  • immersePlunge into liquid entirely

descend · depths · abyss · scuba · freedive · snorkel · aquatic · marine · submarine · subaquatic

metaphorical

immerse

Plunge into liquid entirely

delve · bury · plunge · consume · engross · saturate · lose oneself · drown · depths

repetition

again

Another time around

revisit · recur · reoccur · renew · cycle · return · resume

Opposites
vertical position in water/liquid

resubmergesresurfaces

Appears again after absence

reemerges · re-emerges · surfaces · emerges · reappears

buoyancy behavior

resubmergesfloats

Remains on surface

bobs · treads water

Family

resubmerge, resubmerged, resubmerging

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G