βυθίζω — meaning in English

English meaning

• dip verb To lower something briefly into a liquid.
• scuttle noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.
• sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.

Senses

βυθίζω is used for these senses in English:

• dip (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
• scuttle (transitive) To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
• sink (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
• sink (transitive) To push (something) into something.
• sink (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.

dip — full definition

1. verb To lower something briefly into a liquid.
2. verb To drop slightly in level, value, or amount.
3. noun A thick sauce for dunking food such as chips or vegetables.
4. noun A brief swim.
5. noun A slight downward slope or drop in a surface.

scuttle — full definition

1. noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.
2. verb To deliberately sink a ship by making holes in its hull.
3. verb To run with short, hurried steps; to scurry.

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