submerge
To go or put completely under water.
submerge in a sentence
- The hippo submerged until only its eyes and ears poked above the river.
- Lower the eggs gently into the pan and submerge them completely before you start the timer.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to submerge?
- Afloat
- Brise
- Csurface
- Dsink
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D: sink. The other three mean the opposite of submerge.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to submerge?
- Afloat
- Bsink
- Cdunk
- Ddip
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A: float. The other three mean nearly the same as submerge.
Words that mean something similar
sink, dip, dunk
Words that mean the opposite
float, rise, surface
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- thwart: To stop someone's plan from succeeding.
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