immerses
Plunges into liquid
Immerses is the third-person singular of immerse.
To immerse something is to plunge it into liquid: She immerses the fabric in dye.
Figuratively, to immerse oneself is to become deeply absorbed: He immerses himself in his work.
The word suggests complete engulfment—not just touching the surface but going fully under.
Drops abruptly downward
- dipsBrief lowerings or immersions
- dunksForceful basket scores
- sinksDrops or wash basins
- divesLeaps into water
bathes · soaks · drenches · steeps · marinates · wets · submerged · submersion
Wholly occupies attention
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- enthrallsCaptures attention completely
- rivetsPermanent metal fasteners
- gripsHolds firmly onto
transfixes · spellbinds · mesmerizes · preoccupies · consumes · rapt · absorbed · engrossed
plunges
Drops abruptly downward
dives · bathes · soaks · drenches · steeps · marinates · wets · submerged · submersion · underwater
engrosses
Wholly occupies attention
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- enthrallsCaptures attention completely
- rivetsPermanent metal fasteners
grips · transfixes · spellbinds · mesmerizes · preoccupies · consumes · rapt · absorbed · engrossed · lost
involves
Includes necessarily
- participatesTakes an active role
- entersGoes into a space
- delvesInvestigates thoroughly
embeds · throws · dedicates · commits · devotes · invests · buries · integrates · inhabits · embraces
inhabits
Lives in permanently
breathes · experiences · discovers · wanders · roams · dwells · resides · virtual · simulation · environment
immersesdisengages
Separates from attachment
withdraws · detaches · disconnects · dabbles · skims
- 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
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