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- Dictionaryimmerse/ɪˈməːs/
verb
- 1. dip or submerge in a liquid: "immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes" Similar
- 2. involve oneself deeply in a particular activity: "she immersed herself in her work" Similar
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IMMERSE definition: 1. to become completely involved in something: 2. to put something or someone completely under the…. Learn more.
1. : to plunge into something that surrounds or covers. especially : to plunge or dip into a fluid. 2. : engross, absorb. completely immersed in his work. 3. : to baptize by immersion. Synonyms. absorb. bemuse. busy. catch up. engage. engross. enthrall. enwrap. fascinate. grip. interest.
If you immerse yourself in your work, you completely involve yourself in it, spending long hours in the office and thinking about work all the time. Immerse can also mean to submerge in a liquid. A science experiment might tell you to immerse a piece of paper completely in water.
to put something or someone completely under the surface of a liquid: be immersed in The shells should be immersed in boiling water for two minutes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enclosing, surrounding and immersing. beleaguered. beset. border. box someone/something in. dunk. enclosure. fence something in. fence something off.
Immerse definition: to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.. See examples of IMMERSE used in a sentence.
Definition of immerse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. verb. If you immerse yourself in something that you are doing, you become completely involved in it. Since then I've lived alone and immersed myself in my career. [V pron-refl + in] immersed adjective. He's really becoming immersed in his work. [ + in] Synonyms: engrossed, involved, absorbed, deep More Synonyms of immerse.
im·merse. (ĭ-mûrs′) tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es. 1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge. 2. To baptize by submerging in water. 3. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb: scholars who immerse themselves in their subjects.
to be or become completely involved in something, so that you do not notice anything else: I didn't hear him come in because I was totally immersed in my book. [ T ] to put something in a liquid so that it is completely covered. immersion. noun [ U ] uk / ɪˈmɜːʃ ə n / us.
immerse. [ ih- murs ] show ipa. See synonyms for immerse on Thesaurus.com. 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.
