immerse
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immerse
- /ɪˈmɜːs/ UK
- /ɪˈmɜɹs/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)s
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō.
verb immerses · immersing · immersed
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To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water.
Similar: submerge
- To involve or engage deeply. The sculptor immersed himself in anatomic studies.
- To map into an immersion. Thus, in mathematical terms a Klein bottle cannot be "embedded" but only "immersed" in three dimensions as an embedding has no self-intersections but an immersion may have them.
adjective more immerse · most immerse
- Immersed; buried; sunk. After a long enquiry of things immerse in matter, I interpose some object which is immateriate, or less materiate; such as this of sounds.
Translations
Every language
verb to put under the surface of a liquid
| Español | inmergir |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | डुबाना ḍubānā |
| Português | imergir, submergir |
| Français | immerger |
| Deutsch | eintauchen |
| Italiano | immergere |
| Română | scufunda |
| Русский | погружа́ть pogružátʹ, погрузи́ть pogruzítʹ, окуна́ть okunátʹ, окуну́ть okunútʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | nhúng |
verb to involve deeply
| Français | immerger |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vertiefen |
| Italiano | immergersi |
| Română | se implica |
| Русский | погружа́ться pogružátʹsja, погрузи́ться pogruzítʹsja, уйти́ с голово́й ujtí s golovój |
Talk about this word "immerse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/immerse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. immerse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/immerse "immerse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/immerse.Cite this
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