# submerge

> English word · Verb · IPA /səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #47,357

## Definitions
1. To sink out of sight.
2. To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
3. To be below the surface of the sea, a lake, river, etc.
4. To engulf or overwhelm.
5. To drown or suppress.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). By surface analysis, sub- + merge.

## Easily confused with
- **submerged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/submerge-vs-submerged)

## Common misspellings (12)
`sbumerge`, `ssubmerge`, `subbmerge`, `subemrge`, `submegre`, `submereg`, `submergge`, `submerrge`, `submmerge`, `submrege`, `sumberge`, `usbmerge`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/submerge