SUBMERGED
subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater
(adjective) growing or remaining under water; “viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat”; “submerged leaves”
submerged, submersed, underwater
(adjective) beneath the surface of the water; “submerged rocks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
submerged
simple past tense and past participle of submerge
Adjective
submerged (not comparable)
underwater
below the surface of a liquid
hidden
poor, impoverished
Source: Wiktionary
SUBMERGE
Sub*merge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submerged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Submerging.] Etym: [L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere to
plunge: cf. F. submerger. See Merge.]
1. To put under water; to plunge.
2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
I would thou didst, So half my Egypt were submerged. Shak.
Sub*merge", v. i.
Definition: To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered,
as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.
Some say swallows submerge in ponds. Gent. Mag.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition