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 baptize by immersion.
to embed; bury.

Origin of immerse

1595–1605; < Latin immersus, past participle of immergere; see immerge

synonym study for immerse

1. See dip1.

OTHER WORDS FROM immerse

im·mers·i·ble, adjective re·im·merse, verb (used with object), re·im·mersed, re·im·mers·ing.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH immerse

immerge immerse

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Words related to immersing

drench, bathe, soak, steep, saturate, drown, baptize, bury, engross, involve, engage, absorb, dunk, souse, plunge, slop, christen, sprinkle, asperse, merge

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British Dictionary definitions for immersing

immerse
/ (ɪˈmɜːs) /

verb (tr)

(often foll by in) to plunge or dip into liquid
(often passive often foll by in) to involve deeply; engross to immerse oneself in a problem
to baptize by immersion

Derived forms of immerse

immersible, adjective

Word Origin for immerse

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