immerse
Sink completely into
To immerse something is to plunge it completely into liquid: She immersed the fabric in dye.
The figurative extension dominates modern usage—to immerse yourself in something is to engage with it deeply and completely: He immersed himself in the study of Japanese, immersed in her work.
Immersive experiences surround and absorb you.
Sudden steep descent
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- sinkBasin with drain
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
underwater · depths · soak · drench · saturate · bathe · steep · douse
Absorb one's attention wholly
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- enthralCapture someone's complete attention
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
mesmerize · preoccupy · transfix · hypnotize · grip · spellbind · enrapture · rapt
Actively participate or connect
- participateTake an active role
- plungeSudden steep descent
- commitBind to a course
- dedicateSet apart formally
devote · throw · invest · bury · entangle · embroil · enmesh · involve
Absorb and incorporate fully
- acculturateAdopt another group's practices
- embedFix within surrounding material
- blendCombine into mixture
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
absorb · adapt · adjust · meld · harmonize · naturalize · acclimatize · settle
Ritual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
cleansing · rebirth · initiation · consecration · sacred · mikvah · ablution · ceremonial
plunge
Sudden steep descent
dip · underwater · depths · soak · drench · saturate · bathe · steep · douse · flood
engross
Absorb one's attention wholly
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- enthralCapture someone's complete attention
rivet · mesmerize · preoccupy · transfix · hypnotize · grip · spellbind · enrapture · rapt · consumed
engage
Actively participate or connect
- participateTake an active role
- plungeSudden steep descent
- commitBind to a course
dedicate · devote · throw · invest · bury · entangle · embroil · enmesh · involve · hands-on
assimilate
Absorb and incorporate fully
- acculturateAdopt another group's practices
- embedFix within surrounding material
- blendCombine into mixture
incorporate · absorb · adapt · adjust · meld · harmonize · naturalize · acclimatize · settle · belong
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
purification · cleansing · rebirth · initiation · consecration · sacred · mikvah · ablution · ceremonial · spiritual
- immersive experiencesActivities that fully engage
- cultural immersionEmbedding oneself in foreign traditions
- immersion blenderHandheld motor with blade
- language immersionAll-target-tongue learning environment
- total immersionCompletely surrounded or engulfed
- French immersionSchooling conducted in Francophone
immersed, immersion, immersing, immersive, immerses, immersions, immersible