immerse

  • 21immerse — verb a) To put under the surface of a liquid; to dunk. Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water. b) To involve deeply The sculptor immersed himself in anatomic studies. Syn: submerge …

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  • 22immerse — verb 1 put sth in liquid ADVERB ▪ completely, fully, totally ▪ partially PREPOSITION ▪ in ▪ The seeds need t …

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  • 23immerse — Synonyms and related words: absorb, absorb the attention, arrest, asperge, asperse, baptize, bury, busy, catch, charm, christen, deluge, dip, douse, drown, duck, dunk, enchant, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts,… …

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  • 24immerse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bathe, dip, baptize, duck, plunge, submerge. See water, insertion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To put under water] Syn. submerge, dip, douse, plunge, bury, duck, cover with water, drown, sink, bathe, steep …

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  • 25immerse — see MERGE …

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  • 26immerse — im·merse || ɪ mÉœrs /ɪ mɜːs v. submerge, cover with liquid; baptize by submersion in water; engross, absorb …

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  • 27immerse — v. a. 1. Dip, plunge, immerge, submerge, overwhelm, sink, douse, souse, duck. 2. Involve, engage, absorb, sink …

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  • 28immerse — verb 1) litmus paper turns red on being immersed in acid Syn: submerge, dip, dunk, duck, sink, plunge; soak, drench, saturate, marinate, wet, douse, souse, steep 2) Elliot was immersed in his work …

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  • 29immerse — v 1. immerge, plunge, dive, dip; sub 538 merge, duck, dunk, sink; soak, steep, swash, slosh; bathe, douse, drench, souse, imbue, saturate; flood, inundate, drown. 2. baptize, christen, Archaic. dip; cleanse, purify, lustrate. 3. embed, bury,… …

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  • 30immerse — im·merse …

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