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im·mersed

[ih-murst]
adjective
1.
plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
2.
Biology. somewhat or wholly sunk in the surrounding parts, as an organ.
3.
Botany. growing under water.

Origin:
1660–70; immerse + -ed2

un·im·mersed, adjective
well-im·mersed, adjective

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Immersed is always a great word to know.
So is clone. Does it mean:
a cell or organism that is genetically identical to the individual from which it was derived
exemplifying most nearly the essential characteristics of a higher group in natural history, and forming the type
Example Sentences
  • And he became more and more creative as he immersed himself more deeply.
  • But they're so deeply immersed in their own heads that they can't see the world for their needs.
  • They were bathed in bits, immersed in a revolutionary technology that the rest of the world is still struggling to understand.
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im·merse

[ih-murs]
verb (used with object), im·mersed, im·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; < Latin immersus, past participle of immergere; see immerge

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

immerge, immerse.


1. immerge, duck, douse. See dip1. 2. engage.


4. disinter.

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immersed (ɪˈmɜːst)
 
adj
1.  sunk or submerged
2.  (of plants) growing completely submerged in water
3.  (of a plant or animal organ) embedded in another organ or part
4.  involved deeply; engrossed

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