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mmerse
Third Person
immerses
Present Participle
immersing
Past Tense
immersed
Past Participle
immersed
1
to completely put something into a liquid
transitive
- The cook immersed the vegetables completely in the boiling water.
- To cool down, she immersed her feet completely in the refreshing stream.
- As part of the experiment, the scientist needed to immerse the specimen in a chemical solution.
Synonyms:
2
to become deeply involved or engrossed in a particular activity, interest, or pursuit
transitive
- She decided to immerse herself in learning a new language by taking intensive courses.
- After retirement, he immersed himself in gardening, spending hours tending to his plants.
- The author immersed himself in researching historical documents for his upcoming novel.
- He found solace in immersing himself in music, spending hours practicing his guitar.