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immerse
[ ih-murs ]
/ ɪˈmɜrs /
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verb (used with object), im·mersed, im·mers·ing.
to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
to involve deeply; absorb: She is totally immersed in her law practice.
to embed; bury.
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Origin of immerse
1595–1605; <Latin
immersus, past participle of
immergere;see
immergesynonym study for immerse
OTHER WORDS FROM immerse
im·mers·i·ble, adjectivere·im·merse, verb (used with object), re·im·mersed, re·im·mers·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH immerse
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baptize,
bathe,
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drench,
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plunge How to use immerse in a sentence
VR also appeals to a wider, more casual audience by immersing them in a virtual world without the same complexity more traditional games rely on.
On one hand, they see realistic movement on the screen designed to make them feel immersed in the game.
Outside it, more bubble universes exist, all immersed in an eternally expanding and energized sea—the multiverse.
Outside it, more bubble universes exist, all immersed in an eternally expanding and energized sea — the multiverse.
In-game video goals can help break you out of real-life thought patterns by providing external motivation to stay immersed in the game’s world.
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.
British Dictionary definitions for immerse
verb (tr)
(often foll by in) to plunge or dip into liquid
(often passive often foll by in) to involve deeply; engrossto immerse oneself in a problem
to baptize by immersion
Derived forms of immerse
immersible, adjectiveWord Origin for immerse
C17: from Latin immergere, from im- (in) + mergere to dip
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