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im⋅merse

[i-murs]
–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


im⋅mers⋅i⋅ble, adjective


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


4. disinter.
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im·mers·i·ble   (ĭ-mûr'sə-bəl)   
adj.  Capable of being completely immersed in water without suffering damage: an immersible hot plate.
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