sumergirse

Definitions of sumergirse
  1. verb
    thrust or throw into
    synonyms: hundir, hundirse, sumergir
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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
  2. verb
    drop steeply
    synonyms: hundirse, meterse, precipitarse, zambullirse
    hundirse, meterse, precipitarse, zambullirse
    fall abruptly
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    desaparecer, eludir, esquivar
    submerge or plunge suddenly
    type of:
    descender
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  3. verb
    fall abruptly
    synonyms: hundirse, meterse, precipitarse, zambullirse
    hundirse, meterse, precipitarse, zambullirse
    drop steeply
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    type of:
    bajar, caer
    to fall vertically
  4. verb
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    synonyms: hundirse, naufragar, sumirse
    hundir, sumergir, sumir
    cause to sink
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    antonyms:
    flotar, nadar
    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    flotar, nadar
    set afloat
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    sumergir
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    saltar de cabeza, zambullirse
    plunge into water
    type of:
    descender
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  5. verb
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    synonyms: sumergir
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    types:
    saltar de cabeza, zambullirse
    plunge into water
    type of:
    hundirse, naufragar, sumirse
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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