different between submerge vs douse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). Surface analysis is sub- +? merge.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s?b?m??d?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /s?b?m?d?/
• Rhymes: -??(r)d?

Verb

submerge (third-person singular simple present submerges, present participle submerging, simple past and past participle submerged)

1. (intransitive) To sink out of sight.

2. (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.

   Synonym: immerse

3. (transitive, figuratively) To be engulfed in or overwhelmed by something.

Synonyms

• submerse

Related terms

• submersion

Derived terms

• submergence
• submerger

Translations

References

• submerge at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syb.m???/

Verb

submerge

1. first-person singular present indicative of submerger
2. third-person singular present indicative of submerger
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of submerger
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of submerger
5. second-person singular imperative of submerger

Latin

Verb

submerge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of submerg?

Portuguese

Verb

submerge

1. third-person singular present indicative of submergir
2. second-person singular imperative of submergir

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: daus, IPA^(key): /da?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s

Etymology 1

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dw?s?an (“to extinguish”) and douse below.

Alternative forms

• dowse, douze, douce, dause (all obsolete or nonstandard)

Verb

douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

2. (transitive, intransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
3. (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
4. (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
   • 1999, Arthur D. Jacobs, The Prison Called Hohenasperg

     The man who doused the fire was told to put the remainder of the coal into the bucket and then give the bucket to the soldier.

   • Kelly Henderson, Your Mythic Spirit Guide: Spirituality for a Creative Life

     Once you feel confident in your visualizations, you may douse the candle by blowing it out.

Translations

Noun

douse (plural douses)

1. A sudden plunging into water.
   • 1911, Cyphers Series on Practical Poultry Keeping (issue 1, page 74)

     In winter a douse in cold water helps the looks and adds to the style of the carcass, but they should be thoroughly dried before packing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.

Alternative forms

• dowse

Verb

douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

2. (transitive) To strike, beat, or thrash.
3. (transitive, nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly

   Douse the topsail!

Translations

Noun

douse (plural douses)

2. A blow or stroke, especially to the face.

Anagrams

• oused

Middle English

Noun

douse

1. Alternative form of douce