English Explanatory Dictionary

immerse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
  2. To involve or engage deeply.
  3. To map into an immersion.
adj
  1. Immersed; buried; sunk.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmɜːs/ /ɪˈmɝs/ en-us-immerse.ogg

Word forms

immerse immerses immersing immersed more immerse most immerse

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō.

Synonyms

submerge

Derived words

immersable immerser immersible immersion immersive reimmerse
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