immersed

UK: /ɪˈmɜː^rst/ US: (i mûrst′)

From the verb immerse: (⇒ conjugate)

immersed is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•mersed  (i mûrst′), adj. 

1. plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
2. Biology somewhat or wholly sunk in the surrounding parts, as an organ.
3. Botany growing under water.

• immerse + -ed² 1660–70

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•merse /ɪˈmɜrs/   v. [~ + object] , -mersed, -mers•ing. 

1. to plunge into or place under a liquid:
   Do not immerse this electrical coffee pot in water.
2. to involve deeply;
   absorb:
   deeply immersed in her law practice.

im•mers•i•ble, adj.: 

That electrical coffee pot is not immersible.

See -merg-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•merse  (i mûrs′), v.t., -mersed, -mers•ing. 

1. to plunge into or place under a liquid;
   dip;
   sink.
2. to involve deeply;
   absorb:
   She is totally immersed in her law practice.
3. to baptize by immersion.
4. to embed;
   bury.

• Latin immersus, past participle of immergere; see immerge
• 1595–1605

im•mers′i•ble, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. immerge, duck, douse. See dip ¹.
• 2. engage.

Antonyms

• 4. disinter.

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immerse / ɪˈmɜːs/ verb (transitive)

1. (often followed by in) to plunge or dip into liquid
2. (often passive) often followed by in: to involve deeply; engross: to immerse oneself in a problem
3. to baptize by immersion

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin immergere, from im- (in) + mergere to dip

imˈmersible adjective