immersed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb thrust or throw into
   plunge; immerse.
   
   • Immerse yourself in hot water
2. verb devote (oneself) fully to
   plunge; immerse; absorb; soak up; engross; engulf; steep.
   
   • He immersed himself into his studies
3. verb enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
   eat up; swallow; bury; immerse; swallow up.
   
   • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
4. verb cause to be immersed
   plunge; immerse.
   
   • The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text

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