The word 'submerges' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It means to sink or go under water completely. Example: The diver slowly submerges into the depths of the ocean, exploring the vibrant underwater world.
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Long before an islet submerges, it will become uninhabitable as inland waters become brackish and sea-defences fail.So the legal implications of sinking islands are preoccupying environmental lawyers.
The flooding that accompanies big dams in Asia usually submerges large tropical forests.
Thomas's rope squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) of Africa even submerges itself and swims underwater.
Charm is the main ingredient of the more sentimental Viennese operetta, and it usually submerges the rarer shaft of social comment.
Carrey isn't known for being a versatile or self-effacing actor, but he submerges his persona so completely that you might guess the Ghost of Christmas Past was voiced by an Irishman; Scrooge was one of The League of Gentlemen, and the Ghost of Christmas Present was Ringo Starr.
Tracheal gas exchange continues after the beetle submerges and anchors beneath the surface.
We spent one day submerged 42 feet on a Padi Try-Dive, spotting an octopus about to devour its paralysed prey; another, ascending the 1,716-foot 1,716-footsummitofntain, dodging lizardSage Mountaintrek through its semi-rainforest.
Cameron has looked medically exhausted since about February, Clegg has become so utterly submerged in self-loathing that he now spends his days reading horrible tweets about himself out loud and Miliband has already lost the strength of mind to realise that carving vaguely worded platitudes into a limestone slab is the very stupidest thing that any human being has ever suggested.
Though Parker said parts of the city were unscathed, more than 1,000 vehicles were submerged in the Houston floods and people took instead to bicycles, kayaks and surfboards to navigate water-covered streets.
You have to be strong to stay clean when you spend your whole day submerged in dirt," he said.
