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immerse

[ ih-murs ]

verb (used with object)

immersed, immersing.
  1. to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to involve deeply; absorb:

    She is totally immersed in her law practice.

    Synonyms:

  3. to baptize by immersion.
  4. to embed; bury.

    Antonyms:



immerse

/ ɪˈɜː /

verb

  1. often foll by in to plunge or dip into liquid
  2. often passiveoften foll byin to involve deeply; engross

    to immerse oneself in a problem

  3. to baptize by immersion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i· adjective
  • i· verb (used with object) reimmersed reimmersing
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immerse1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin immersus “plunged, sunken into,” past participle of immergere “to dip, plunge, sink into”; immerge
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immerse1

C17: from Latin immergere, from im- (in) + mergere to dip
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Synonym Study

See dip 1.
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He signed on as camp coordinator, trying to bring order to the confusion around him as thousands of adults and children immersed in resettlement.

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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.

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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.

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"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."

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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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