sub·merse (səb-mûrs′) tr.v. sub·mersed ,
sub·mers·ing ,
sub·mers·es To submerge.
[Probably back-formation from submersion , act of submerging , from Late Latin submersiō , submersiōn- , from Latin submersus , past participle of submergere , to submerge ; see submerge .]
sub·mer′sion (-mûr′zhən, -shən) n.
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sub•merse (səbˈmɜrs) v.t. -mersed, -mers•ing. to submerge.
[1830–40; < Latin
submersus, past participle of
submergere to
submerge ]
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submerse Past participle: submersedGerund: submersingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative submerse submerse
Present I submerse you submerse he/she/it submerses we submerse you submerse they submerse
Preterite I submersed you submersed he/she/it submersed we submersed you submersed they submersed
Present Continuous I am submersing you are submersing he/she/it is submersing we are submersing you are submersing they are submersing
Present Perfect I have submersed you have submersed he/she/it has submersed we have submersed you have submersed they have submersed
Past Continuous I was submersing you were submersing he/she/it was submersing we were submersing you were submersing they were submersing
Past Perfect I had submersed you had submersed he/she/it had submersed we had submersed you had submersed they had submersed
Future I will submerse you will submerse he/she/it will submerse we will submerse you will submerse they will submerse
Future Perfect I will have submersed you will have submersed he/she/it will have submersed we will have submersed you will have submersed they will have submersed
Future Continuous I will be submersing you will be submersing he/she/it will be submersing we will be submersing you will be submersing they will be submersing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been submersing you have been submersing he/she/it has been submersing we have been submersing you have been submersing they have been submersing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been submersing you will have been submersing he/she/it will have been submersing we will have been submersing you will have been submersing they will have been submersing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been submersing you had been submersing he/she/it had been submersing we had been submersing you had been submersing they had been submersing
Conditional I would submerse you would submerse he/she/it would submerse we would submerse you would submerse they would submerse
Past Conditional I would have submersed you would have submersed he/she/it would have submersed we would have submersed you would have submersed they would have submersed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. submerse - sink below the surface; go under or as if under waterdive - plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
2. submerse - put under water; "submerge your head completely"immerse ,
plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
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submerse verb 1. To plunge briefly in or into a liquid:
2. To go beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:
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