different between underwater vs submerge

English

Etymology

under +? water

Adjective

underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

1. (not comparable) beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
2. (nautical) beneath the water line of a vessel
3. (figuratively) Under water.
4. (finance) having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value

   We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.

Synonyms

• (beneath the water surface): subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine
• (having negative equity): upside down

Related terms

• underground
• underseas

Translations

Adverb

underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

1. going beneath the surface of the water

Translations

Noun

underwater (plural underwaters)

1. underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
2. (fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.

Verb

underwater (third-person singular simple present underwaters, present participle underwatering, simple past and past participle underwatered)

1. (agriculture, horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently

   Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.

Antonyms

• overwater

See also

• underwater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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