沈める (Shizumeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge, to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair), to floor (an opponent)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto floor (an opponent)
Examples
彼らは敵の船を１０せき沈めた。
They sank ten enemy ships.
彼はこれまでいとも簡単にたくさんの挑戦者をリングに沈めてきた。
He's mowed down a parade of challengers before.
彼の善良な性格は、家の中の不和を沈める役割を果たすように見える。
His good nature seems to fulfill the role of reducing the family's trouble.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).