immerse
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im·merse
(ĭ-mûrs') 
tr.v., -mersed, -mers·ing, -mers·es.
tr.v., -mersed, -mers·ing, -mers·es.
- To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.
- To baptize by submerging in water.
- To engage wholly or deeply; absorb: scholars who immerse themselves in their subjects.
[From Middle English immersed, embedded deeply, from Latin immersus, past participle of immergere, to immerse : in-, in; see in-2 + mergere, to dip.]
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verb
- To plunge briefly in or into a liquid: dip, douse, duck, dunk, immerge, souse, submerge, submerse. See enter/exit.
- To occupy the full attention of: absorb, consume, engross, monopolize, preoccupy. See awareness/unawareness, excite/bore/interest.
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v
Definition: become deeply involved
Antonyms: disinvolve, ignore, neglect
v
Definition: submerge in liquid
Antonyms: dry, retrieve
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IN BRIEF: To cover completely in liquid. Or to involve or occupy completely.
If a man lose his balance, and immerse himself in any trades or pleasures for their own sake, he may be a good wheel or pin, but he is not a cultivated man.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), U.S. essayist, poet, philosopher.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dyppe, nedsænke, døbe
Nederlands (Dutch)
onderdompelen, dompelen in
Français (French)
v. tr. - immerger, plonger (dans)
Deutsch (German)
v. - eintauchen, versenken
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βυθίζω, βουτώ, εμβαπτίζω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - imergir
Русский (Russian)
погружать, погрязать, поглощать, крестить
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - hundir, sumergir, estar absorto en
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sänka ner, doppa, döpa (genom nedsänkning i vatten), fördjupa (bildl.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
沉浸, 使陷入
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 沈浸, 使陷入
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잠그다, ~에 빠뜨리다, 열중 시키다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 浸す, 沈める, 埋める, 浸礼を施す, 没頭させる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يغمس, يغمر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הטביל, השקיע
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