submerges
Sinks below surface
Submerges is the present tense of submerge—to put or go under water or another liquid.
A submarine submerges to dive beneath the surface.
By extension, anything that overwhelms or buries something else submerges it: Work submerges her personal life.
To be submerged in debt or paperwork is to be buried under it.
Leaps into water
- sinksDrops or wash basins
- plungesDrops abruptly downward
- immersesPlunges into liquid
- descendsMoves downward
dunks · dips · goes under · floods · drowns · engulfs · swamps · inundates
Subdues or restrains forcibly
- suppressesActively prevents expression
- buriesPlaces beneath the ground
- stiflesSuppresses or restrains
- internalizesMakes part of oneself
bottles up · denies · ignores · avoids · numbs · drowns out · overwhelms · floods
Conceals or animal skins
- buriesPlaces beneath the ground
- suppressesActively prevents expression
- obscuresMakes difficult to perceive
- masksFace-covering disguises
covers · veils · shrouds · conceals · camouflages · disguises · eclipses · overshadows
Wholly occupies attention
- absorbsTakes in fully
- engagesOccupies or participates with
- dedicatesCommits to a purpose
- devotesGives entirely to
loses oneself · immerses · focuses · concentrates · preoccupies · consumes · captivates · enthralls
dives
Leaps into water
descends · dunks · dips · goes under · floods · drowns · engulfs · swamps · inundates · waterlogged
represses
Subdues or restrains forcibly
- suppressesActively prevents expression
- buriesPlaces beneath the ground
- stiflesSuppresses or restrains
internalizes · bottles up · denies · ignores · avoids · numbs · drowns out · overwhelms · floods · engulfs
hides
Conceals or animal skins
- buriesPlaces beneath the ground
- suppressesActively prevents expression
- obscuresMakes difficult to perceive
masks · covers · veils · shrouds · conceals · camouflages · disguises · eclipses · overshadows · blankets
engrosses
Wholly occupies attention
devotes · loses oneself · immerses · focuses · concentrates · preoccupies · consumes · captivates · enthralls · occupies
submergessurfaces
Outer layers or appears
emerges · rises · floats · comes up · resurfaces
submergesdries
Loses moisture content
dries out · drains · desiccates · dehydrates · evaporates
- submerged ruinsStructures lost below water
submerge, submerged, submerging, submergence, submergible, submergeable