immerse

[Im*merseĀ·]

If you immerse yourself in your work, you completely involve yourself in it, spending long hours in the office and thinking about work all the time.

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Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.

Verb
engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

Verb
cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

Verb
thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

Verb
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"


a.
Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.

v. t.
To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge.

v. t.
To baptize by immersion.

v. t.
To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm.


Immerse

Im*merse" , a. [L. immersus, p. p. of immergere. See Immerge.] Immersed; buried; hid; sunk. [Obs.] "Things immerse in matter." Bacon.

Immerse

Im*merse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immersed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Immersing.] 1. To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge.
Deep immersed beneath its whirling wave.
More than a mile immersed within the wood.
2. To baptize by immersion. 3. To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm.
The queen immersed in such a trance.
It is impossible to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be deeply immersed inn the enjoyments of this.

Immersed

Im*mersed" , p. p. & a. 1. Deeply plunged into anything, especially a fluid. 2. Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled. 3. (Bot.) Growing wholly under water. Gray.

Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.

To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge.

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Usage Examples

Summer is a great time to visit art museums, which offer the refreshing rinse of swimming pools - only instead of cool water, you immerse yourself in art.

When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and look back at it from a distance with clarity and tell it as a story. Because that's how life is lived, you know?

It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too.

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Other Usage Examples

The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink.

When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture.

I don't find the technology threatening. A lot of people my age, my generation, find it difficult to immerse themselves. But I would never preclude the idea of using any technology if I thought it suited the end result.

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