WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
im•merse /ɪˈmɜrs/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -mersed, -mers•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to plunge into or place under a liquid:Do not immerse this electrical coffee pot in water.
- to involve deeply;
absorb:deeply immersed in her law practice.
im•merse
(i mûrs′),USA pronunciation v.t., -mersed, -mers•ing.
im•mers′i•ble, adj.
- to plunge into or place under a liquid;
dip;
sink. - to involve deeply;
absorb:She is totally immersed in her law practice. - to baptize by immersion.
- to embed;
bury.
- Latin immersus, past participle of immergere; see immerge
- 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged immerge, duck, douse. See dip 1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged engage.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disinter.
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