submerger — meaning in English
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English meaning
- drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
- engulf verb To completely surround or cover something, often suddenly and overwhelmingly.
- flood noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
- submerge verb To go completely under the surface of water or another liquid.
- swamp noun An area of wet, spongy, low-lying land, often with trees, that supports rich but sometimes difficult-to-access wildlife.
- whelm verb To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
Senses
submerger is used for these senses in English:
- engulf (transitive) To overwhelm.
- flood (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
- submerge (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
- swamp (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
drown — full definition
- verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
- verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.