immerse
[ ih-murs ]
/ ɪˈmɜrs /
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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Words related to immerse
baptize,
bathe,
bury,
drench,
drown,
saturate,
soak,
steep,
absorb,
engage,
engross,
involve,
asperse,
christen,
dip,
douse,
duck,
dunk,
merge,
plunge How to use immerse in a sentence
Thanks to Jung, Pauli had become immersed in the studies of mysticism, numerology, and ancient symbolism.
I was immersed in the tech world and quickly realized there was a huge gap in brand creative for tech companies.
So being able to get out and actually immerse yourself in the experience of the place is really important.
He spent the next several years immersed not only in the biographies of the founders but also in their reading lists.
In the end, we decided that being immersed in the current pandemic was enough for us.
Then, right before last Christmas, she spent four months completely immersing herself in the role.
But he's immersing himself, creating the density of felt detail from which fine performances emerge.
I was wondering if immersing yourself in this period shed any light on the current historical moment.
[Laughs] So this idea of immersing yourself in a band was a refuge of sorts.
"It's really part of my philosophy of immersing the reader," said Martin.
A grindstone with one side harder than the other can have its flinty side softened by immersing that part in boiled linseed oil.
For zinc, clean the plate by immersing in water that has a small amount of sulphuric acid in it.
Chill outside of blanched fruit by immersing a few minutes in a large vessel of cold water.
In this case, the deposition of silver may be hastened by immersing the vessel to be silvered in warm water.
As the tissues relax, the feathers may be pulled easily from the skin without immersing the bird in hot water.
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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