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Detailed Synonyms for immersion in English

immersion:

immersion [the ~] nom

  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 verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)

  1. to immerse
    to immerse; to dip; to push under
    • immerse verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
    • push under verbe (pushes under, pushed under, pushing under)
  2. to immerse
    to immerse; to plunge in; dip in
    • immerse verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • plunge in verbe (plunges in, plunged in, plunging in)
    • dip in verbe
  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 verbe (steeps, steeped, steeping)
    • immerse verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)
      • He immersed himself into his studies1
    • plunge verbe (plunges, plunged, plunging)
    • absorb verbe (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
    • soak up verbe
    • engross verbe
    • engulf verbe
  4. to immerse
    – cause to be immersed 1
    to immerse; to plunge
    – cause to be immersed 1
    • immerse verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • plunge verbe (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 verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • plunge verbe (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 verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter1
    • immerse verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • bury verbe (buries, buried, burying)
    • swallow up verbe (swallows up, swallowed up, swallowing up)
    • eat up verbe (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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