submerses
Plunges beneath surface
Submerses is the third-person singular of submerge, meaning to put or go under water or another liquid: She submerses the dishes in soapy water.
The word extends to being deeply absorbed or overwhelmed: He submerses himself in work to avoid thinking about his problems.
Submerses and submerges are interchangeable, though submerges is more common.
Takes in fully
- engrossesWholly occupies attention
- buriesPlaces beneath the ground
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- consumesTakes in completely
captivates · preoccupies · enthralls · envelops · loses · drowns
Entering water deliberately
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- marineRelating to the sea
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
depths · oceanic · seabed · coral · reef · benthic · abyssal · pelagic
Flooding or overwhelming completely
- delugingOverwhelming with abundance
- swampingOverwhelming with excess
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
engulfing · drowning · waterlogging · breaching · surging · torrential · spillover · deluge
Brief immersion action
- plungingDescending steeply and quickly
- dunkingBrief submersion in liquid
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
saturating · baptizing · drenching · infusing · marinating · rinsing · dousing · ducking
Surrounding on all sides
- consumingUsing up entirely
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- encasingSurrounding with material
- surroundingEnclosing on all sides
burying · overwhelming · shrouding · blanketing · overtaking · enclosing · suffusing · covering
absorbs
Takes in fully
- engrossesWholly occupies attention
- buriesPlaces beneath the ground
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
consumes · captivates · preoccupies · enthralls · envelops · loses · drowns
diving
Entering water deliberately
submarine · depths · oceanic · seabed · coral · reef · benthic · abyssal · pelagic · hydrostatic
inundating
Flooding or overwhelming completely
- delugingOverwhelming with abundance
- swampingOverwhelming with excess
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
overflowing · engulfing · drowning · waterlogging · breaching · surging · torrential · spillover · deluge · floodwaters
dipping
Brief immersion action
- plungingDescending steeply and quickly
- dunkingBrief submersion in liquid
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
steeping · saturating · baptizing · drenching · infusing · marinating · rinsing · dousing · ducking · sinking
enveloping
Surrounding on all sides
- consumingUsing up entirely
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- encasingSurrounding with material
surrounding · burying · overwhelming · shrouding · blanketing · overtaking · enclosing · suffusing · covering · obscuring
submersion, submersible, submerse, submersed, submersibles, submersing, submersions