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submerse

/səbmˈɝs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-merse
IPA
/səbmˈɝs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To submerge.

adj

Growing entirely under water.

Etymology

From Latin submersus, past participle of submergo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

submerses (present, singular) submersing (participle, present) submersed (participle, past) submersed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

submersible submersion emerse

Synonyms

submerge

Rhymes With

worse nurse reverse diverse verse curse purse adverse inverse disperse transverse perverse

Questions

How do you pronounce submerse?
The recorded pronunciation is /səbmˈɝs/.
What does submerse mean?
To submerge.
Where does submerse come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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