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Adjective: submerged  sub'murjd
  1. Beneath the surface of the water
    "submerged rocks";
    - submersed, underwater
     
  2. (biology) growing or remaining under water
    "submerged leaves";
    - subaqueous, subaquatic, submersed, underwater
Verb: submerge  sub'murj
  1. Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    - submerse
     
  2. Cover completely or make imperceptible
    "I was submerged in work";
    - drown, overwhelm
     
  3. Put under water
    "submerge your head completely";
    - submerse
     
  4. Fill or cover completely, usually with water
    - inundate, deluge

See also: aquatic, subsurface

Type of: cover, flood, go down, go under, immerse, plunge, settle, sink, spread over

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