immersion

[ih-mur-zhuhn, -shuhn]

noun

1. an act or instance of immersing.

2. state of being immersed. immersed.

3. state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption.

4. baptism in which the whole body of the person is submerged in the water.

5. Also called ingress. Astronomy.,  the entrance of a heavenly body into an eclipse by another body, an occultation, or a transit.

adjective

1. concentrating on one course of instruction, subject, or project to the exclusion of all others for several days or weeks; intensive.

   an immersion course in conversational French.

Other Word Forms

• nonimmersion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immersion¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin immersiōn- (stem of immersiō ) a dipping in. See immerse, -ion

Example Sentences

In “The Bear’s” White, Cooper saw an actor who’d capture Springsteen’s dualities — swagger and fragility, quiet intensity and vulnerability — and who was committed to total immersion.

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Straight’s African American ex-husband and three daughters; her Latino, Filipino, white, Native and mixed-race neighbors; and her immersion in overlooked California bring new meaning to the advice “write what you know.”

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I needed a full-body immersion, a sort of organic exposure therapy.

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The intimate space might seem perfect for a full immersion in screen-acting realism, but film and TV permit the director to shape the final cut in the editing room.

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Specifically, they tend to emphasize the importance of a wife’s submissiveness to her husband, immersion in conservative Christian values, and support for causes such as anti-abortion advocacy.

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