mergo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dip verb To lower something briefly into a liquid.
- drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
- immerse verb To put something completely under the surface of a liquid.
- plunge verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
- sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.
Senses
mergo is used for these senses in English:
- dip (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- immerse (transitive) To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
- plunge (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
- sink (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
dip — full definition
- verb To lower something briefly into a liquid.
- verb To drop slightly in level, value, or amount.
- noun A thick sauce for dunking food such as chips or vegetables.
- noun A brief swim.
- noun A slight downward slope or drop in a surface.
drown — full definition
- verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
- verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.