submerge



submerge someone or something in something

to immerse someone or something in a liquid. The preacher submerged Jeff in the water of the river as part of the baptism ceremony. Submerge the fish in the marinade for at least two hours.
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submerge someone or something under something

to put someone or something below the surface of a liquid. The maid submerged her mistress under the surface of the water for a moment and brought her up and dried her off. They submerged themselves under the surface of the water and had a look around.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sylvestersil-VES-tər (English)English, Dutch, Danish, German
Ariannea-ree-AHNFrench
Feri-Hungarian
Annie['æni]
Aslan-Turkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ingush
Busch[buəʃ]