submerse
Put completely underwater
To submerse something is to put it underwater or cover it completely with liquid: The flood submersed the entire first floor.
The word works like submerge but appears less frequently.
Submerse occasionally extends to figurative drowning—in work, debt, or emotion—though submerge dominates there too.
Sudden steep descent
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- soakSaturate with liquid
- batheWash in water
drench · saturate · steep · sink · descend · dive · duck · douse
Completely surround and cover
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
- inundateOverwhelm with excess
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
deluge · bury · drown · consume · envelop · flood · saturate · overload
plunge
Sudden steep descent
bathe · drench · saturate · steep · sink · descend · dive · duck · douse · waterlog
engulf
Completely surround and cover
swamp · deluge · bury · drown · consume · envelop · flood · saturate · overload · bombard
descend
Move to lower position
settle · lower · drop · capsize · go under · disappear · drown · sink
hide
Conceal or pelt
cloak · veil · shroud · eclipse · overshadow · mask · suppress · conceal · encase · enclose
- submerged ruinsStructures lost below water
submerge, submerged, submersion, submerging, submersible, submerges, submersed, submersibles, submersing