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immerse
[ ih-murs ]
verb (used with object)
- to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
Synonyms: , ,
- to involve deeply; absorb:
She is totally immersed in her law practice.
Synonyms:
- to baptize by immersion.
- to embed; bury.
Antonyms:
immerse
/ ɪˈɜː /
verb
- often foll by in to plunge or dip into liquid
- often passiveoften foll byin to involve deeply; engross
to immerse oneself in a problem
- to baptize by immersion
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·i· adjective
- i· verb (used with object) reimmersed reimmersing
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of immerse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He signed on as camp coordinator, trying to bring order to the confusion around him as thousands of adults and children immersed in resettlement.
If you focused on the two senior players at the full-time whistle, you would be forgiven for thinking it was their first time feeling it, such was the way they immersed themselves in the celebrations.
The Housewives let audiences immerse themselves in the 90210 fantasy before leaving through the golden gates of Beverly Hills to indulge in the familiar drama of real-life service workers.
"When we have a finished element at the harbour, it will be towed out to the location and then we will slowly immerse it behind the steel doors here."
In 2021, Rhiannon Adam was chosen as the only female crew member from one million applicants and for three years she immersed herself in the space industry.
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