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Root entry · 9 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the act of submerging or plunging into water. It extends to related concepts like drawing water, being overcome by death, and also includes terms for bravery and feigning ignorance.
Derived headwords
- 1.to plunge, to submergeboth
To go down or immerse oneself in water. This verb can be intransitive or transitive.
- 2.to draw waterclassical
Specifically referring to drawing water from a container.
- 3.to be overcome by deathclassical
Used idiomatically to mean that death has taken someone.
- 1.to immerse oneselfboth
To plunge deeply into something, often used figuratively for involvement.
- 1.to drink by dipping one's mouthclassical
To drink water directly from a container by lowering one's mouth into it.
- 1.brave, valiantboth
Describing someone who is courageous and ventures into dangerous situations, such as battles or overwhelming difficulties.
- 1.to feign ignoranceboth
To pretend not to know or notice something, to act heedless.
- 1.to wrestle in waterclassical
Used to describe two men grappling or wrestling with each other while in the water.
- 1.magnetmodern
A stone or substance that attracts iron; a magnet. This is a loanword.
- 1.magnetmodern
An alternative spelling for magnet, a substance that attracts iron. This is a loanword.
- 1.magnetmodern
Another variant spelling for magnet, a substance that attracts iron. This is a loanword.