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   Im·merse

   /iˈmərs/

   

   verb

   • 1. dip or submerge in a liquid: "immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes" Similar submergeplungedipdunkducksinkdousesousesoakdrenchimbuesaturatecoverrinsewet
   • ▪ baptize (someone) by immersion in water. Similar baptizechristenpurifyinformal, dated:diprare:lustrate
   • 2. involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest: "she immersed herself in her work" Similar absorbengrossoccupyengageinvolveengulfburybusyemploydistractdivertpreoccupyinformal:lose oneself inget lost in

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin immers- ‘dipped into’, from the verb immergere, from in- ‘in’ + mergere ‘to dip’.

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