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Detailed Synonyms for immersion in English

immersion:

immersion [the ~] noun

  1. the immersion
    the immersion
  2. the immersion
    – the act of wetting something by submerging it 1
    the immersion; the submersion; the dousing; the ducking
    – the act of wetting something by submerging it 1
  3. the immersion
    – a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged 1
    the immersion
    – a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged 1
  4. the immersion
    – complete attention; intense mental effort 1
    the immersion; the absorption; the concentration; the engrossment
    – complete attention; intense mental effort 1
  5. the immersion
    – (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse 1
    the immersion; the ingress
    – (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse 1
  6. the immersion
    – sinking until covered completely with water 1
    the immersion; the submersion; the submergence; the submerging
    – sinking until covered completely with water 1

immersion

  1. immersion

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Related Definitions for "immersion":

  1. the act of wetting something by submerging it1
  2. a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged1
  3. complete attention; intense mental effort1
  4. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse1
  5. sinking until covered completely with water1

immerse:

to immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)

  1. to immerse
    to immerse; to dip; to push under
    • immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
    • push under verb (pushes under, pushed under, pushing under)
  2. to immerse
    to immerse; to plunge in; dip in
    • immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • plunge in verb (plunges in, plunged in, plunging in)
    • dip in verb
  3. to immerse
    – devote (oneself) fully to 1
    to steep; to immerse; to plunge; to absorb; soak up; engross; engulf
    – devote (oneself) fully to 1
    • steep verb (steeps, steeped, steeping)
    • immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)
      • He immersed himself into his studies1
    • plunge verb (plunges, plunged, plunging)
    • absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
    • soak up verb
    • engross verb
    • engulf verb
  4. to immerse
    – cause to be immersed 1
    to immerse; to plunge
    – cause to be immersed 1
    • immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • plunge verb (plunges, plunged, plunging)
      • The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text1
  5. to immerse
    – thrust or throw into 1
    to immerse; to plunge
    – thrust or throw into 1
    • immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • plunge verb (plunges, plunged, plunging)
  6. to immerse
    – enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing 1
    to swallow; to immerse; to bury; to swallow up; to eat up
    – enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing 1
    • swallow verb (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter1
    • immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • bury verb (buries, buried, burying)
    • swallow up verb (swallows up, swallowed up, swallowing up)
    • eat up verb (eats up, ate up, eating up)

Conjugations for immerse:

present
  1. immerse
  2. immerse
  3. immerses
  4. immerse
  5. immerse
  6. immerse
simple past
  1. immersed
  2. immersed
  3. immersed
  4. immersed
  5. immersed
  6. immersed
present perfect
  1. have immersed
  2. have immersed
  3. has immersed
  4. have immersed
  5. have immersed
  6. have immersed
past continuous
  1. was immersing
  2. were immersing
  3. was immersing
  4. were immersing
  5. were immersing
  6. were immersing
future
  1. shall immerse
  2. will immerse
  3. will immerse
  4. shall immerse
  5. will immerse
  6. will immerse
continuous present
  1. am immersing
  2. are immersing
  3. is immersing
  4. are immersing
  5. are immersing
  6. are immersing
subjunctive
  1. be immersed
  2. be immersed
  3. be immersed
  4. be immersed
  5. be immersed
  6. be immersed
diverse
  1. immerse!
  2. let's immerse!
  3. immersed
  4. immersing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "immerse":

  1. devote (oneself) fully to1
    • He immersed himself into his studies1
  2. cause to be immersed1
  3. thrust or throw into1
  4. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing1

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