sommergere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deluge noun A sudden, heavy flood of water, or an overwhelming rainstorm.
- 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.
- heap noun A pile of things gathered or thrown together.
- overflow noun Liquid or material that spills over because there is too much of it.
- overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
- submerge verb To go completely under the surface of water or another liquid.
Senses
sommergere is used for these senses in English:
- deluge (transitive) To overwhelm.
- drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
- engulf (transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.
- heap (transitive) To supply in great quantity.
- overwhelm To engulf, surge over and submerge.
- submerge (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
deluge — full definition
- noun A sudden, heavy flood of water, or an overwhelming rainstorm.
- noun An overwhelming amount of anything arriving at once.
- verb To overwhelm someone with a large amount of something.
drown — full definition
- verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
- verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.
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