submerse

• Verbe désuet signifiant plonger ou enfoncer sous l'eau ou un autre liquide; immerger ou submerger.

An obsolete verb meaning to plunge or sink under water or other liquid; to submerge.

1. Sink below the surfaceB2formal

   To go under the surface of a liquid, such as water, or to be completely covered by it.

   Submerger

   • The submarine slowly submerseed into the ocean depths.
   • He watched the stone submerse beneath the rippling water.
   • The roots of the plant submerse in the muddy soil.

   Synonymesdiveduckplungesinksubmerge

   Antonymesfloatsurface

2. Put under waterB2formal

   To place or cause something to be completely covered by a liquid.

   submerger

   • The diver submerseed the camera to capture the coral reef.
   • She submerseed the cloth in the dye solution.
   • The technician submerseed the circuit board in a cleaning solvent.

   Synonymesdipdunkimmerseplungesubmerge

   Antonymesemergeraisesurface