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sink vs submerse

submerse vs sink

sink is a noun but submerse is not a noun.

sink and submerse both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sink Yes No Yes No
submerse No No Yes No
As verbs, submerse is a hyponym of sink; that is, submerse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sink:
  • sink: go under
  • submerse: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
Other hyponyms of sink include settle, subside, founder, submerge.
sink (noun) submerse (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) submerse (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly put under water
embed deeply sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
go under
fall or descend to a lower place or level
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
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