submergir — meaning in English

English meaning

• drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
• plunge verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
• submerge verb To go completely under the surface of water or another liquid.

Senses

submergir is used for these senses in English:

• drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
• plunge (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
• submerge (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.

drown — full definition

1. verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
2. verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.

plunge — full definition

1. verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
2. verb To fall or drop suddenly and steeply.
3. verb To suddenly enter into a difficult or extreme situation.
4. noun A sudden dive, jump, or drop.

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