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submerse

transitive verb sub·merse \səb-ˈmərs\
sub·mersedsub·mers·ing

Definition of SUBMERSE

:  submerge
— sub·mer·sion \-ˈmər-zhən, -shən\ noun
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Origin of SUBMERSE

Latin submersus, past participle of submergere
First Known Use: 1837

Related to SUBMERSE

Synonyms
deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, flood, swamp
Antonyms
drain

Rhymes with SUBMERSE

adverse, amerce, asperse, averse, coerce, commerce, converse, cutpurse, disburse, disperse, diverse, dry nurse, free verse, immerse, inverse, Nez Percé, obverse, perverse, rehearse, reverse, scrub nurse, sesterce, transverse, traverse, wet nurse

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