Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cause to be completely covered by a liquid: To put something or someone fully into a liquid so that it is covered.
   • To involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest: To give all of one's attention or time to something.
   • To enclose or envelop something completely: To surround or cover something entirely, as if swallowing it.

Usage

• The primary use is to describe the physical action of submerging something in a liquid.
• It is commonly used figuratively to describe deep mental or emotional involvement in an activity, state, or subject.
• It often appears in the construction "immerse oneself in something."

Examples

• Physical Submersion:
  • Immerse the fabric in the dye for thirty minutes.
  • The ritual requires devotees to immerse themselves in the holy river.
• Figurative Involvement:
  • She decided to immerse herself in learning the local language.
  • To understand the culture, he immersed himself in its history and traditions.

Advanced Usage

• "to be immersed in": To be deeply involved in or surrounded by something.
  • He was so immersed in his book that he didn't hear the doorbell.
  • The city was immersed in a festive atmosphere during the holidays.

Variants and Related Words

• Immersion (n): The action of immersing or the state of being immersed.
  • Language immersion is an effective way to learn.
  • Total immersion in cold water can be a shock to the system.

Synonyms

• Submerge: To put under water.
• Engross: To absorb all the attention or interest of.
• Plunge: To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or condition.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed through the simple verb form or the construction "immerse oneself in.")

Related Idioms

• "Immerse oneself in": To become completely involved in something.
  • After retiring, he immersed himself in volunteer work.

Verb

1. cause to be immersed
   • The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text
2. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
   • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
3. devote (oneself) fully to
   • He immersed himself into his studies
4. thrust or throw into
   • Immerse yourself in hot water