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submerge vs sink

sink vs submerge

submerge is not a noun while sink is a noun.

submerge and sink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
submerge No No Yes No
sink Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sink is a hypernym of submerge; that is, sink is a word with a broader meaning than submerge:
  • submerge: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
  • sink: go under
Other hypernyms of submerge include go down, go under, settle.
submerge (noun) sink (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
submerge (verb) sink (verb)
fill or cover completely, usually with water fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
cover completely or make imperceptible embed deeply
put under water go under
sink below the surface; go under or as if under water 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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