Word

submerge, v.
(submerged, submerges, submerging)
freq. cnt. 3

sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

submerge submerse

verb frames

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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

submergible submersible submersion submerging submergence

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

submersion

semantic pointers

hyponym

dive drown

hypernym

go down, settle, sink, go under

cover completely or make imperceptible
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

drown overwhelm submerge

sample sentences

"I was drowned in work"
"The noise drowned out her speech"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

also see

drown out

semantic pointers

hypernym

cover, spread over

fill or cover completely, usually with water
<verb.change>

deluge inundate submerge

verb frames

Something ----s something
The swollen rivers %s the area with water

verb frames

Something ----s something
The swollen rivers %s the area with water

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inundation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deluge deluge

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

submergible submersible submerging submergence

semantic pointers

hypernym

flood

put under water
<verb.contact>

submerge submerse

sample sentences

"submerge your head completely"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

submergible submersible submersion submerging submergence

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

submersion submersion

semantic pointers

hypernym

plunge, immerse