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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈmɜː^rs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈmɝs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i mûrs′)

Inflections of 'immerse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

immerses: v 3rd person singular

immersing: v pres p

immersed: v past

immersed: v past p

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

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•mers•i•ble, adj.: That electrical coffee pot is not immersible.See -merg-.

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

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

im•mers′i•ble, adj.

dip

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immerse /ɪˈmɜːs/ vb (transitive)

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

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

'immerse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

baptize - bathe - dip - engulf - pickle - submerge - wrap - abaptiston - bury - dunk - engross - immerge - immersed - immersion - infect - merge - plunge - reimmerse - souse - steep

Synonyms: submerge, submerse, plunge, dip, dunk, more...

Collocations: should not be immersed in water, [fully, completely] immersed (in water), immersed for [30 minutes] (before), more...

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