immerse
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
1synonym study For immerse
Other words for immerse
Opposites for immerse
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
Words Nearby immerse
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How to use immerse in a sentence
VR also appeals to a wider, more casual audience by immersing them in a virtual world without the same complexity more traditional games rely on.
Virtual reality is starting to see actual gains in gaming | Noah Smith | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostOn one hand, they see realistic movement on the screen designed to make them feel immersed in the game.
Video games can cause motion sickness—here’s how to fight it | Sandra Gutierrez G. | February 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOutside it, more bubble universes exist, all immersed in an eternally expanding and energized sea—the multiverse.
How Universes Might Bubble Up and Collide - Facts So Romantic | Charlie Wood | January 28, 2021 | NautilusOutside it, more bubble universes exist, all immersed in an eternally expanding and energized sea — the multiverse.
Physicists Study How Universes Might Bubble Up and Collide | Charlie Wood | January 25, 2021 | Quanta MagazineIn-game video goals can help break you out of real-life thought patterns by providing external motivation to stay immersed in the game’s world.
Stressed out? Video games can help—if you follow these tips. | Stan Horazek | January 20, 2021 | Popular-Science
Drain immediately and immerse the beans in ice water to stop the cooking.
I felt like I wanted to just immerse myself in all things New York, and the Robert Moses story was like a magnet for me.
‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece | Scott Porch | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe upshot is to immerse oneself in a crash course on institutional racism and police brutality.
It was after she moved to the States to attend Harvard Law School that she began to fully immerse herself in the art world.
Feeding Diddy’s Art Addiction: How Maria Brito Buys Art for Celebrites | Justin Jones | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLanre Fehintola was a photojournalist determined to immerse himself in the lives of his subjects.
While the prints are still wet, immerse them in a saturated solution of bichloride of mercury.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousOpposite each room was a bath-tub and a large movable basin, so that a guest could take a sponge bath or immerse himself.
A California Girl | Edward EldridgeThe Bohra agreed to this mode of proof, and it was determined that the coolie should immerse his hand in a vessel of boiling oil.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantIn this liquor immerse the whole plant, after the roots and leaves are trimmed for potting; and this is the whole matter.
The different modes of cultivating the pine-apple | John Claudius Loudon"In so meritorious a cause this person is prepared to immerse himself to any depth," declared Tian readily.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours | Ernest Bramah
British Dictionary definitions for immerse
/ (ɪˈmɜːs) /
(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
Origin of immerse
1Derived forms of immerse
- immersible, adjective
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