immersed; immersing
1
: to plunge into something that surrounds or covers
especially
: to plunge or dip into a fluid
3
: to baptize by immersion
Examples of immerse in a Sentence
Immerse the fabric completely in the dye.
She had immersed herself in writing short stories.
He immersed himself in the culture of the island.
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Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
On the repeatability of wrinkling topography patterns in the fingers of water immersed human skin
Extreme Mechanics Letters.
—Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
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“Immerse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immerse. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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immerse
verb
im·merse
im-ˈərs 
immersed; immersing
1
: to plunge into something (as a fluid) that surrounds or covers
2
: to become completely involved in
immersed in a good book
immersion
noun
-ˈər-zhən
-shən
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