immerse
verb /ɪˈmɜːs/
/ɪˈmɜːrs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they immerse | /ɪˈmɜːs/ /ɪˈmɜːrs/ |
| he / she / it immerses | /ɪˈmɜːsɪz/ /ɪˈmɜːrsɪz/ |
| past simple immersed | /ɪˈmɜːst/ /ɪˈmɜːrst/ |
| past participle immersed | /ɪˈmɜːst/ /ɪˈmɜːrst/ |
| -ing form immersing | /ɪˈmɜːsɪŋ/ /ɪˈmɜːrsɪŋ/ |
- immerse somebody/something (in something) to put somebody/something into a liquid, especially so that they or it are completely covered
- The seeds will swell when immersed in water.
Wordfinder- absorb
- condense
- dilute
- dissolve
- evaporate
- filter
- immerse
- liquid
- rinse
- saturated
Extra Examples- If you burn or scald yourself, immediately immerse the affected part in cold water.
- The specimen should be immersed in ethanol.
- Trim the leaf ends from the aubergines and immerse them in a saucepan.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- totally
- …
- in
- to become or make somebody completely involved in something
- immerse yourself in something She immersed herself in her work.
- I immediately immersed myself in the task.
- be immersed in something Clare and Phil were immersed in conversation in the corner.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- completely
- fully
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin immers- ‘dipped into’, from the verb immergere, from in- ‘in’ + mergere ‘to dip’.