immersed
adj.
submerged, covered with water; baptized by submersion in water; deeply absorbed, engrossed
immerse
v.
submerge, cover with liquid; baptize by submersion in water; engross, absorb
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immerse
Verb
1. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
(synonym) plunge
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
2. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
(synonym) steep, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
(hypernym) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(hyponym) drink in, drink
(verb-group) plunge
(derivation) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
3. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
(synonym) swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up
(hypernym) enclose, inclose, shut in
4. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
(synonym) plunge
(cause) steep, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
(verb-group) steep, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
(derivation) submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing
Immersed
(p. p. & a.)
Growing wholly under water.
(p. p. & a.)
Deeply plunged into anything, especially a fluid.
(p. p. & a.)
Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
(imp. & p. p.)
of Immerse
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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