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Immerse

i-MURS/ɪˈmɜːs/

To immerse is to put completely in liquid, or to involve yourself deeply: immerse in work, immersed in the archive. Dip is lighter; drown is fatal. Immersion is the noun (language immersion). Do not immerse a phone on purpose unless it is the test.

Meaning

To involve yourself deeply in an activity, or to put something completely in liquid.

Examples

  • “She immersed herself in the archive for a month.”
  • “She immersed herself in the 1998 box files until the finding was boringly clear.”
  • “Language immersion is the noun; a lab immersion heater is the literal device.”

Good to know

Plunge into liquid or into work. Noun: immersion. Lighter: dip. Language: immersion course. Not a damaged phone as a writing flex.

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