1) [+ obj] : to make (someone or something) go under the surface of water or some other liquid : to cover (someone or something) with a liquid
▪ After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process. ▪ The town was submerged by the flood.
2) [no obj] : to go underwater
▪ We watched as the divers prepared to submerge.
▪ We watched as the divers prepared to submerge.
3) [+ obj] : to make (yourself) fully involved in an activity or interest
▪ After his sister died, he submerged [=immersed] himself in his work. ▪ She's a marvelous actress who submerges herself totally in her roles.
▪ After his sister died, he submerged [=immersed] himself in his work. ▪ She's a marvelous actress who submerges herself totally in her roles.
4) [+ obj] : to keep (emotions, opinions, etc.) from being openly shown or expressed
▪ It's a job where you'll have to submerge [=suppress] your ego and do what you're told. ▪ The passion is there in the music, though it's often submerged.
▪ It's a job where you'll have to submerge [=suppress] your ego and do what you're told. ▪ The passion is there in the music, though it's often submerged.
*submerged ( adj.)
▪ Some seals can stay submerged for an hour. ▪ tales of a submerged city in the Mediterranean Sea
▪ Some seals can stay submerged for an hour. ▪ tales of a submerged city in the Mediterranean Sea
2.succumb(v.)
[no obj] somewhat formal
1) : to stop trying to resist something
▪ They will pressure you, and you must try not to succumb.
▪ They will pressure you, and you must try not to succumb.
— often + to
▪ Try not to succumb to the pressure. ▪ It's easy to succumb [=give in] to the temptation to oversimplify this kind of problem.
2) : to die
▪ The patient eventually succumbed.
▪ The patient eventually succumbed.
— usually + to
▪ He succumbed to his injuries. [=he died because of his injuries] ▪ She fought a good fight but finally succumbed to cancer.
3.suffocate(v.)
1)
a [no obj] : to die because you are unable to breathe
▪ Don't put that pillow over her face—she could suffocate.
▪ Don't put that pillow over her face—she could suffocate.
b [+ obj] : to kill (someone) by making breathing impossible
▪ She was afraid that thick pillows and blankets could suffocate [=smother] the baby.
▪ She was afraid that thick pillows and blankets could suffocate [=smother] the baby.
2) [no obj] : to be uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air — usually used as (be) suffocating ▪ We were suffocating in the stuffy boardroom.
4.surreptitious(a.)
: done in a secret way
▪ She had a surreptitious relationship with her employee. ▪ a surreptitious glance
▪ She had a surreptitious relationship with her employee. ▪ a surreptitious glance
*surreptitiously ( adv.)
▪ He contacted her surreptitiously.
▪ He contacted her surreptitiously.
*surreptitiousness noun [noncount]
5.synchronous(a.)
formal + technical : happening, moving, or existing at the same time
▪ synchronous developments/movements
▪ synchronous developments/movements
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