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im·merse (i mʉrs)

transitive verb immersed -·mersed′, immersing -·mers′·ing

  1. to plunge, drop, or dip into or as if into a liquid, esp. so as to cover completely
  2. to baptize by submerging in water
  3. to absorb deeply; engross immersed in study

Etymology: < L immersus, pp. of immergere, to dip, plunge into: see in- & merge

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