Submerge — Defs

01 v. t. To put under water; to plunge.

imp. & p. p. Submerged; p. pr. & vb. n. Submerging

1.
To put under water; to plunge.
2.
To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
“I would thou didst, So half my Egypt were submerged.” — Shak.

02 v. i. To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.

1.
To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.
“Some say swallows submerge in ponds.” — Gent. Mag.