| immerse | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. immerse, plunge | thrust or throw into.; "Immerse yourself in hot water" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ dip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" |
| ~ dip | plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container.; "He dipped into his pocket" |
| ~ dip | immerse in a disinfectant solution.; "dip the sheep" |
| ~ submerse, submerge | put under water.; "submerge your head completely" |
| ~ soak | submerge in a liquid.; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour" |
| ~ sheathe | plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep | devote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies" |
| ~ immerse, plunge | cause to be immersed.; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" |
| ~ focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate | direct one's attention on something.; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
| ~ drink in, drink | be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to.; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" |
| v. (contact) | 3. bury, eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up | enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing.; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. immerse, plunge | cause to be immersed.; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" |
| ~ engross, engulf, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plunge | devote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies" |
| ~ engross, engulf, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plunge | devote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies" |
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