Synonyms

immerse

American

[ih-murs] / ɪˈmɜrs /

verb (used with object)

immersed, immersing

to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.

Synonyms:

douse, duck, immerge
to involve deeply; absorb.

She is totally immersed in her law practice.

Synonyms:

engage
to baptize by immersion.
to embed; bury.

Antonyms:

disinter

immerse British

/ ɪˈmɜːs /

verb

(often foll by in) to plunge or dip into liquid
to involve deeply; engross

to immerse oneself in a problem
to baptize by immersion

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Related Words

See dip ¹.

Other Word Forms

immersible adjective
reimmerse verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of immerse

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin immersus “plunged, sunken into,” past participle of immergere “to dip, plunge, sink into”; immerge

Example Sentences

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"It felt like being immersed in summer," he said.

From BBC

Essiedu says he immersed himself in the subject, working with specialists and midwives to understand an experience he had never been close to.

From BBC

Presented with the work thematically and chronologically, visitors are first introduced to Raphael’s origins and education, and then immersed in the world of Raphael’s multiple graphic and painted studies of the Madonna and Child.

From The Wall Street Journal

We will be trying to “get away from it all” by immersing ourselves in nature, including nature walks, beach vacations and camping.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We can levitate objects against gravity by immersing them in a sound field called a standing wave."

From Science Daily

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