submerge under

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle under

Meanings

1

Be covered completely by water

Why “under”? Something goes below the surface.

The fields submerged under the floodwater.
The fields were covered completely by floodwater.
The path submerged under the river water.
The path was covered completely by river water.

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