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immerse
/ ɪˈmɜːs /
verb
- often foll by in to plunge or dip into liquid
- often passiveoften foll byin to involve deeply; engross
to immerse oneself in a problem
- to baptize by immersion
Derived Forms
- imˈmersible, adjective
Other Words From
- im·mersi·ble adjective
- reim·merse verb (used with object) reimmersed reimmersing
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of immerse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Drain immediately and immerse the beans in ice water to stop the cooking.
I felt like I wanted to just immerse myself in all things New York, and the Robert Moses story was like a magnet for me.
The upshot is to immerse oneself in a crash course on institutional racism and police brutality.
It was after she moved to the States to attend Harvard Law School that she began to fully immerse herself in the art world.
Lanre Fehintola was a photojournalist determined to immerse himself in the lives of his subjects.
While the prints are still wet, immerse them in a saturated solution of bichloride of mercury.
Opposite each room was a bath-tub and a large movable basin, so that a guest could take a sponge bath or immerse himself.
The Bohra agreed to this mode of proof, and it was determined that the coolie should immerse his hand in a vessel of boiling oil.
In this liquor immerse the whole plant, after the roots and leaves are trimmed for potting; and this is the whole matter.
"In so meritorious a cause this person is prepared to immerse himself to any depth," declared Tian readily.
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