flood vs submerge

submerge vs flood

flood is a noun but submerge is not a noun.

flood and submerge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flood	Yes	No	Yes	No
submerge	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, submerge is a hyponym of flood; that is, submerge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flood:

flood: cover with liquid, usually water
submerge: fill or cover completely, usually with water

Other hyponyms of flood include flow, deluge, inundate, drench, swamp.

flood (noun)	submerge (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
a large flow
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
an overwhelming number or amount

flood (verb)	submerge (verb)
cover with liquid, usually water	fill or cover completely, usually with water
become filled to overflowing	cover completely or make imperceptible
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid	put under water
supply with an excess of	sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

Difference between flood and submerge

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