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- [ih-murs]
- /ɪˈmɜrs/
- /ɪˈmɜːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-murs]
- /ɪˈmɜrs/
Definitions of immerse word
- verb with object immerse to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink. 1
- verb with object immerse to involve deeply; absorb: She is totally immersed in her law practice. 1
- verb with object immerse to baptize by immersion. 1
- verb with object immerse to embed; bury. 1
- noun immerse Dip or submerge in a liquid. 1
- transitive verb immerse submerge in liquid 1
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Origin of immerse
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin immersus, past participle of immergere; see immerge
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Parts of speech for Immerse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
immerse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
immerse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for immerse
verb immerse
- drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- steep — having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
- saturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
Antonyms for immerse
verb immerse
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- retrieve — to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
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