submerge

submerge
sub|merge [səbˈmə:dʒ US -ˈmə:rdʒ] v
[Date: 1600-1700; : Latin; Origin: submergere, from mergere; MERGE]
1.)
a) [T]
to cover something completely with water or another liquid
▪ The tunnel entrance was submerged by rising sea water.
b)
to go under the surface of the water and be completely covered by it
▪ The submarine submerged.
2.) [T]
to hide feelings, ideas, or opinions and make yourself stop thinking about them
▪ Feelings she thought she'd submerged were surfacing again.
3.) submerge yourself in sth
to make yourself very busy doing something, especially in order to forget about something else
▪ Alice submerged herself in work to try and forget about Tom.
>submerged[i] adj
▪ submerged rocks
>submergence n [U]

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