immersed

[ih-murst]

adjective

1. plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.

2. Biology.,  somewhat or wholly sunk in the surrounding parts, as an organ.

3. Botany.,  growing under water.

immersed

/ ɪˈmɜːst /

adjective

1. sunk or submerged

2. (of plants) growing completely submerged in water

3. (of a plant or animal organ) embedded in another organ or part

4. involved deeply; engrossed

Other Word Forms

• unimmersed adjective
• well-immersed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of immersed¹

First recorded in 1660–70; immerse + -ed ²

Example Sentences

If you’re a Gen Xer who immersed yourself in punk rock or listened to college radio, The Waterboys will be a familiar name, if they don’t make your heart sing with fond nostalgia.

From Salon

“Bone Lake” offers up an appealing surface but it’s ultimately too shallow to get you immersed.

From Los Angeles Times

But the truth is that, for anyone who isn’t already immersed in the aesthetics of the megachurch world, the whole event was unsettling.

From Salon

"It was a time that people don't remember. You know we had a war... the Vietnam War, you became, I became immersed in it. We were saying the country needed to change," she said.

From BBC

He started out as an exterminator in New York City and has spent his life immersed in rats.

From BBC