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im·merse
 immerse
- pronunciation:
- ih
muhrs
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
immersed, immerses, immersing |
| definition 1: |
to put deeply into or cover with liquid; submerge.
- synonyms:
- douse, dunk, souse, submerge
- similar words:
- deluge, dip, drench, duck, flood, inundate, plunge, saturate, sink, soak, steep
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| definition 2: |
to involve deeply in thinking or action; absorb.
The scholar was immersed in his books.- synonyms:
- absorb, consume, engage, engross, enthrall, hold, involve, preoccupy
- similar words:
- bury, captivate, fascinate, spellbind, steep
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| definition 3: |
to baptize by submerging in water.
- similar words:
- baptize, christen, dunk
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| related words: |
absorb, bathe, engulf, fling, gulf, swamp |
| derivation: |
immersible (adj.) |
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