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sink vs submerge

submerge vs sink

sink is a noun but submerge is not a noun.

sink and submerge both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sink Yes No Yes No
submerge No No Yes No
As verbs, submerge is a hyponym of sink; that is, submerge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sink:
  • sink: go under
  • submerge: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
Other hyponyms of sink include settle, subside, founder, submerse.
sink (noun) submerge (noun)
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
sink (verb) submerge (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly fill or cover completely, usually with water
embed deeply cover completely or make imperceptible
go under put under water
fall or descend to a lower place or level sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
cause to sink
fall or sink heavily
appear to move downward
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
Difference between sink and submerge

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