Definitions for IMMERSE
ɪˈmɜrsim·merse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. immerse, plungeverb

   thrust or throw into

   "Immerse yourself in hot water"

2. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak upverb

   devote (oneself) fully to

   "He immersed himself into his studies"

3. immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat upverb

   enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

   "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

4. plunge, immerseverb

   cause to be immersed

   "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immerseverb

   To put under the surface of a liquid; to dunk.

   Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water.

2. immerseverb

   To involve deeply

   The sculptor immersed himself in anatomic studies.

3. Etymology: From immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immerseadjective

   Buried; covered; sunk deep.

   Etymology: immersus, Latin.

   After long inquiry of things immerse in matter, I interpose some object which is immateriate, or less materiate; such as this of sounds, that the intellect may become not partial. Francis Bacon.

2. To Immerseverb

   Etymology: immersus, Latin.

   1. To put under water.2. To sink or cover deep.

   He stood
   More than a mile immers'd within the wood;
   At once the wind was laid. Dryden.

   They observed that they were immersed in their rocks, quarries, and mines, in the same manner as they are at this day found in all known parts of the world. John Woodward, Nat. History.

   3. To keep in a state of intellectual depression.

   It is a melancholy reflection, that our country, which, in times of popery, was called the nation of saints, should now have less appearance of religion in it than any other neighbouring state or kingdom; whether they be such as continue still immersed in the errours of the church of Rome, or such as are recovered out of them. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   We are prone to engage ourselves with the business, the pleasures, and the amusements of this world: we give ourselves up too greedily to the pursuit, and immerse ourselves too deeply in the enjoyment of them. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   It is impossible for a man to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be deeply immersed in the enjoyments of this. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immerse

   Music in the Rockies was a week-long festival held in Estes Park, Colorado, USA, which also featured a combination of seminars, competitions, concerts, and events related to Contemporary Christian Music, other kinds of Christian music, and the Christian music business industry. It has been replaced by a new event called Immerse.

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1. immerse

   To immerse means to involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest, or to physically place oneself into a liquid. This can refer to full involvement or engagement either in a substance or a matter of interest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Immerseadjective

   immersed; buried; hid; sunk

2. Immerseverb

   to plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge

3. Immerseverb

   to baptize by immersion

4. Immerseverb

   to engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm

5. Etymology: [L. immersus, p. p. of immergere. See Immerge.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immerse

   im-mėrs′, v.t. to plunge into: to dip: to baptise by dipping the whole body: to engage deeply: to overwhelm.—adjs. Immers′able, Immers′ible.—ns. Immer′sion, act of immersing or plunging into: state of being dipped into: state of being deeply engaged; Immer′sionist. [See Immerge.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of IMMERSE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of IMMERSE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of IMMERSE in a Sentence

1. Maxine Clark:

   Someone who is passionate will immerse themselves in a field. They want to know everything they can about it.

2. Nora Fielder:

   I re-immerse myself into the show’s era and spirit of the times as I start to build my playlists for the show, the main thing I try to keep in mind is to just stay true to the story and let it tell me what it might need musically.

3. Tiffany Owens:

   Much like slow food, I've long been a proponent of slow travel, spending six months to a few years in each new destination with different jobs, instead of racing around the globe to fill passports and Instagram feeds in a sensory overload, slower travel provides an opportunity to more fully immerse oneself in and explore each new place.

4. Loren Eiseley:

   The journey is difficult, immerse. We will travel as far as we can, but we cannot in one lifetime see all that we would like to see or to learn all that we hunger to know.

5. Rahm Emanuel:

   This President's decided to immerse This President in the investigation, the scandal, and not do a degree of separation... and say,' I'm not going to let that affect the business that the people elected me.' They're going to rue the day they didn't do that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=IMMERSE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Immerse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=IMMERSE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immerse
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IMMERSE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=IMMERSE