English

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Etymology

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From submerge +‎ -er.

Noun

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submerger (plural submergers)

  1. (rare) Someone or something that submerges.

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin submergere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /syb.mɛʁ.ʒe/
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Verb

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submerger

  1. to submerge
    Ce navire a été submergé.
    The ship sank.
  2. to engulf in or with something
    Je suis submergé de travail.
    I'm snowed under with work.

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written submerge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Synonyms

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submerger has most of the time a passive voice, active and transitive synonym is immerger.

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Further reading

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