immerse B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪˈmɝs/ UK /ɪˈmɜːs/ See IPA manual Freq #28398 Meanings 1 verb To put something completely into a liquid. Immerse the vegetables in cold water for a few minutes. 2 verb To become deeply involved in an activity, giving it all your attention. She immersed herself in her studies and forgot about everything else. 3 verb To surround or cover something completely. The valley was immersed in thick morning fog. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to put something completely... submerge 2 verb · to become deeply involved... plunge 3 verb · to surround or cover... swallow Word family Forms immersedimmersesimmersing Derived forms immersableimmerserimmersibleimmersionimmersivereimmerse Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō. immersus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # immerse **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmɝs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmɜːs/ **Frequency rank:** 28398 ## Meanings 1. To put something completely into a liquid. 2. To become deeply involved in an activity, giving it all your attention. 3. To surround or cover something completely. ## Examples - Immerse the vegetables in cold water for a few minutes. - She immersed herself in her studies and forgot about everything else. - The valley was immersed in thick morning fog. ## Derived Forms - immersable - immerser - immersible - immersion - immersive - reimmerse ## Roots and Affixes - Root: immersus ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō. ## AI Etymology Immerse is borrowed from Latin immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “To put something completely into a liquid” and “To become deeply involved in an activity, giving it all your attention”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown