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immerse

/ immerse /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
thrust or throw into
"Immerse yourself in hot water"
Type of:
penetrate perforate
Kinds of:
dunk dip souse plunge douse
Derived:
dip plunge diver plunger plumber's helper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Type of:
enclose inclose shut in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
engross (oneself) fully
"He immersed himself into his studies"
Type of:
concentrate focus center
Kinds of:
drink in drink
Derived:
concentration engrossment absorption immersion preoccupation
Verb group:
plunge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
cause to be immersed
"The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
Derived:
submersion immersion ducking dousing
Verb group:
steep engulf plunge engross absorb
Causes:
steep engulf plunge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
45%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

penetrate perforate dunk dip souse plunge douse enclose inclose shut in concentrate focus