Verb: immerse i'murs
- Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
"The huge waves immersed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter";
- swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up
- Thrust or throw into
"Immerse yourself in hot water";
- plunge
- Cause to be immersed
"She immersed the tea bag in hot water";
- plunge
- Devote (oneself) fully to
"He immersed himself into his studies";
- steep, plunge, engross, absorb
Derived forms: immersed, immerses, immersing
Type of: alter, center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], change, close in, concentrate, enclose, focus, inclose, modify, penetrate, pierce, pore, pore over, rivet, shut in
Encyclopedia: Immerse