immersing
Deeply engaging within
Immersing is the present participle of immerse—to plunge into liquid or to absorb deeply in an activity or subject.
Someone immersing themselves in a foreign language surrounds themselves with it completely: She spent the summer immersing herself in Spanish.
The word suggests total engagement, whether physical or mental.
Sudden steep descent
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- sinkBasin with drain
- descendMove to lower position
submersion · underwater · depths · aquatic · drown · flood · inundate · dunking
Wholly absorbed in something
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
mesmerized · rapt · spellbound · gripped · absorbed · preoccupied · fixated · engulfed
Saturate with liquid
- drenchSoak something completely
- steepRising at sharp angle
- marinateSoak food in flavoring
- infuseSaturate by steeping
permeate · saturate · brine · pickle · suffuse · seep · penetrate · imbue
Deliberate learning effort
- educationSystematic development of mind
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- cultureCollective social practices
intensive · curriculum · program · environment · exposure · experience · practice · acquisition
Ceremonial set of actions
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
initiation · rebirth · conversion · consecration · dedication · rite · sanctification · mikveh
plunge
Sudden steep descent
descend · submersion · underwater · depths · aquatic · drown · flood · inundate · dunking · wading
engrossed
Wholly absorbed in something
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
fascinated · mesmerized · rapt · spellbound · gripped · absorbed · preoccupied · fixated · engulfed · lost
soak
Saturate with liquid
infuse · permeate · saturate · brine · pickle · suffuse · seep · penetrate · imbue · fill
study
Deliberate learning effort
- educationSystematic development of mind
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
culture · intensive · curriculum · program · environment · exposure · experience · practice · acquisition · fluency
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
cleansing · initiation · rebirth · conversion · consecration · dedication · rite · sanctification · mikveh · ablution
- wettingwetting, dampening, moistening, soaking, drenching
- infusinginfusing, steeping, brewing, permeating, imbuing
- staining methodsdyeing, tinting, batik, tie-dyeing, bleaching
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- cooling actionsfreezing, chilling, refrigerating, icing, fanning
- familiarizationfamiliarizing, acquainting, orienting, introducing, accustoming
immersingskimming
Passing lightly over
dabbling · browsing · sampling · surveying · glossing over
immersingwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
removing · extracting · surfacing · pulling out · emerging
immersingdisengaging
Releasing from attachment
withdrawing · detaching · distancing · tuning out · zoning out
- 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