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submerge

/sʌbˈmɜːdʒ/
verb
  1. To sink out of sight.

    "The submarine submerged in the water."

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

    "In films many people are murdered by being submerged in swimming pools."

    Similar: immerse

  3. To be engulfed in or overwhelmed by something.

    "Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow."

Synonymsimmerse, submerse

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