vverb.contactthrust or throw intoSynset:plunge
Examples:- Immerse yourself in hot water
Derivationally Related Form:plungeplunger
Hypernyms:penetrate perforate
Inherited Hypernyms:immersepenetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:dipdousedunkplungesheathesoaksousesubmergesubmerse
Full Troponyms:dabbledipdunksheathesoaksopsubmerge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP | Somebody ---s PP | They --- the object in the water (apply to: plunge, immerse)
vverb.cognitiondevote (oneself) fully toSynset:absorb engross engulf plunge soak up steep
Examples:- He immersed himself into his studies
Derivationally Related Form:engrossmentimmersionabsorption
Hypernyms:center centre concentrate focus pore rivet
Inherited Hypernyms:steepconcentratethink
Direct Hyponyms:drinkdrink in
Full Troponyms:drink in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: absorb, soak up)
vverb.contactenclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowingSynset:bury eat up swallow swallow up
Examples:- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
Hypernyms:close in enclose inclose shut in
Inherited Hypernyms:immerseenclosesurroundtouch
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitioncause to be immersedSynset:plunge
Examples:- The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text
Derivationally Related Form:immersion
Inherited Hypernyms:plunge
Causes:absorb engross engulf immerse plunge soak up steep
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody