Sub·merge v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submerged p. pr. & vb. n. Submerging ]
1. To put under water; to plunge.
2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
I would thou didst,
So half my Egypt were submerged. --Shak.
submerging
n : sinking until covered completely with water [syn: submergence,
submersion, immersion]