Sub*merge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Submerged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Submerging (?).] [L. submergere, submersum;
sub under + mergere to plunge: cf. F. submerger.
See Merge.] 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.Sub*merge" (?), v. i. To plunge
into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to
be merged; hence, to be completely included.
Some say swallows submerge in
ponds.
Gent. Mag.