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immerse

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im⋅merse

  [i-murs]
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–verb (used with object), -mersed, -mers⋅ing.
1. to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
2. to involve deeply; absorb: She is totally immersed in her law practice.
3. to baptize by immersion.
4. to embed; bury.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L immersus, ptp. of immergere; see immerge

Related forms:
im⋅mers⋅i⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. immerge, duck, douse. See dip 1 . 2. engage.

Antonyms:
4. disinter.
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im·merse   (ĭ-mûrs')   
tr.v.   im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es

  1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.

  2. To baptize by submerging in water.

  3. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb: scholars who immerse themselves in their subjects.


[From Middle English immersed, embedded deeply, from Latin immersus, past participle of immergere, to immerse : in-, in; see in-2 + mergere, to dip.]
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