immerse
verb
[ ɪˈməːs ]
• dip or submerge in a liquid.
• "immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes"
Similar:
submerge,
plunge,
dip,
dunk,
duck,
sink,
douse,
souse,
soak,
drench,
imbue,
saturate,
cover,
rinse,
wet,
• involve oneself deeply in a particular activity.
• "she immersed herself in her work"
Similar:
absorb,
engross,
occupy,
engage,
involve,
engulf,
bury,
busy,
employ,
distract,
divert,
preoccupy,
lose oneself in,
get lost in,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin immers- ‘dipped into’, from the verb immergere, from in- ‘in’ + mergere ‘to dip’.
