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1. to dip or lower into a liquid until covered by it; plunge into a liquid; soak thoroughly: »
He immersed his aching feet in a bucket of hot water.
SYNONYM(S): submerge, duck. See syn. under dip. (Cf. ↑dip)2. to baptize by dipping (a person) completely under water.3. Figurative. to involve deeply; absorb: »immersed in thought, immersed in debts. The ambitious man immersed himself in business affairs seven days a week.
SYNONYM(S): engross, occupy.4. to embed; bury.╂[< Latin immersus, past participle of immergere < in- in + mergere to plunge]–im|mers´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.