im|merse

im|merse
im|merse «ih MURS», transitive verb, -mersed, -mers|ing.
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.

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