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im·mer·sion
 immersion
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- pronunciation:
- ih
muhr
zh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of immersing or being immersed, or the condition of being immersed.
- similar words:
- preoccupation
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| definition 2: |
baptism by submerging a person's entire body in water.
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| related words: |
ablution, bath, drench, interest |
adjective + (n.)immersion
bilingual,
complete,
cultural,
deep,
divergent,
dual,
experiential,
full,
global,
increasing,
inner,
instant,
intense,
liquid,
native,
prolonged,
saltwater,
solid,
structured,
sudden,
thorough,
total,
two-way,
vertical,
visual
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verb + (n.)immersion
advocate, baptize, educate, enhance, facilitate, undergo
(n.)immersion
+ verb
enable, ink
noun + (n.)immersion
baptism, distance, frying, habitat, identity, illusionist, language, mixture, mode, ocean, pole, pot, reader, ritual, spectator, text
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The word immersion
contains the following parts:
merge, mers
Latin
root
that means sink, dip, dive
  Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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