To immerse something is to put it into a liquid or a liquid-like substance. You can immerse something in water, in oil, or in paint.
The sculpture was immersed in water to protect it from the weather.
The sculpture was immersed in oil to make it look shiny.
verb
cause to be immersed
Synonyms:
verb
thrust or throw into
Synonyms:
verb
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Synonyms:
verb
devote (oneself) fully to
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It takes total immersion in the subject.
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In other words, it was immersion, not submersion.
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The beaters are immersed in the food to be mixed.
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The effect was visceral and totally immersive.
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The proxy is then immersed briefly in the water.
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As hundreds wail, the victim's ashes immersed.
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It is the custom of the community to immerse at least twice.
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Immersion appears to be used in the majority of cases.
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He's deeply immersed in the technicalities of administrivia.
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The Immersion Room is the new trend in telepresence.