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| im·merse [ i múrss ] (past and past participle im·mersed, present participle im·mers·ing, 3rd person present singular im·mers·es) |
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1. transitive verb cover something completely in liquid: to put something into a liquid so that it is entirely below the surface
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2. im·merse your·self vr occupy yourself totally with something: to become completely occupied with something, giving all your time, energy, or concentration to it
  immersed herself in her work
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3. transitive verb christianity baptize somebody: to baptize somebody by lowering the person's head and upper body, or sometimes the whole body, into water
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin immers-, past participle of immergere "plunge into" < mergere "plunge"] |
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