sumergir

Definitions of sumergir
  1. verb
    dip into a liquid while eating
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    type of:
    comer, comerse, jamar, jamarse
    take in solid food
  2. verb
    thrust or throw into
    synonyms: hundir, hundirse, sumergirse
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    bañar, empapar, mojar, rociar
    immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
    empapar, empaparse, mojar, mojarse, pringar, pringarse, remojar, remojarse
    submerge in a liquid
    mojar
    dip into liquid
    zambullirse
    dip into a liquid
    type of:
    penetrar, profundizar
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  3. verb
    cause to sink
    synonyms: hundir, sumir
    hundirse, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  4. verb
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    synonyms: sumergirse
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    types:
    saltar de cabeza, zambullirse
    plunge into water
    type of:
    hundirse, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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