immerse
1Immerse — Im*merse , a. [L. immersus, p. p. of immergere. See {Immerge}.] Immersed; buried; hid; sunk. [Obs.] Things immerse in matter. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …
2immerse — [v1] submerge in liquid asperse, baptize, bathe, bury, christen, dip, douse, drench, drown, duck, dunk, merge, plunge, saturate, sink, slop, soak, souse, sprinkle, steep, submerse; concept 256 Ant. dry, retrieve immerse [v2] become deeply… …
3immerse — ► VERB 1) dip or submerge in a liquid. 2) (immerse oneself or be immersed) involve oneself deeply in an activity or interest. ORIGIN Latin immergere dip into …
4Immerse — Im*merse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Immersing}.] 1. To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge. [1913 Webster] Deep immersed beneath its whirling wave. J …
5immerse — I (engross) verb absorb, attend, be attentive, bury, engage, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, hold spellbound, interest, involve, monopolize, occupy, overwhelm, preoccupy, submerge, take up II (plunge into) verb bathe, cover with water, deluge,… …
6immerse — (v.) early 15c. (implied in immersed), from L. immersus, pp. of immergere to plunge in, dip into (see IMMERSION (Cf. immersion)). Related: Immersed; immersing; immersive …
7immerse — *dip, submerge, duck, souse, dunk Analogous words: drench, *soak, saturate, sop, impregnate: infuse, imbue, ingrain: engross, absorb (see MONOPOLIZE) …
8immerse — [i mʉrs′] vt. immersed, immersing [< L immersus, pp. of immergere, to dip, plunge into: see IN 1 & MERGE] 1. to plunge, drop, or dip into or as if into a liquid, esp. so as to cover completely 2. to baptize by submerging in water 3. to absorb… …
9immerse — verb (T) 1 especially technical to put someone or something deep into a liquid so that it is completely covered: immerse sb/sth in: Immerse your foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling. 2 immerse yourself in to become completely involved in …
10immerse — UK [ɪˈmɜː(r)s] / US [ɪˈmɜrs] verb [transitive] Word forms immerse : present tense I/you/we/they immerse he/she/it immerses present participle immersing past tense immersed past participle immersed formal to put something or someone in a liquid,… …
