immerse
[ ih-murs ]
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
1First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin immersus “plunged, sunken into,” past participle of immergere “to dip, plunge, sink into”; see immerge
synonym study For immerse
1. See dip1.
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
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British Dictionary definitions for immerse
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
Origin of immerse
1C17: from Latin immergere, from im- (in) + mergere to dip
Derived forms of immerse
- immersible, adjective
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