sub·merge /səbˈmɝʤ/
  (vt.)使浸水,使陷入,淹沒(vi.)潛入水中
  Sub·merge v. t. [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.
  Sub·merge 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.
     Some say swallows submerge in ponds.   --Gent. Mag.
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  submerge
       v 1: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water [syn:
            submerse]
       2: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in
          work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: drown, overwhelm]
       3: put under water; "submerge your head completely" [syn: submerse]
       4: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: inundate,
           deluge]