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Definition of immerse
immersed
;immersing
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Examples of immerse in a Sentence
Immerse the fabric completely in the dye.
She had immersed herself in writing short stories.
He immersed himself in the culture of the island.
Recent Examples of immerse from the Web
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The resort also offers alpine lake freediving; traveling by helicopter, divers can immerse themselves in pristine glacial lakes to see huge underwater cliffs.
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Written and produced by James Scruggs, a black man, featuring a mostly black cast, 3/Fifths is a work of interactive theater that immerses its audience in a dystopian theme park called SupremacyLand.
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VR makes the unreal real, using computer software and hardware that responds to our body’s movements to immerse us in a convincing alternate existence.
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Our minds have evolved to be on alert for that which may harm us, and our culture has spent decades immersed in anxious explorations of nuclear weapons.
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On Flight of Passage, we are immersed in the action.
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After school, Raya immersed himself in Old Town's art scene before studying painting at a school in Massachusetts.
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Enter the Centre's Lindsay Gallery and immerse yourself in the multimedia presentation of the Black Loyalist journey from Africa to the American colonies, then to Nova Scotia and back to Africa.
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The group's Rickey Medlocke, an early Skynyrd member who left to start Blackfoot and then returned to the band in 1996, tells Billboard about growing up immersed in the Allmans and about the band's long and warm friendship with Gregg Allman.
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Origin and Etymology of immerse
Middle English, from Latin immersus, past participle of immergere, from in- + mergere to merge
IMMERSE Defined for English Language Learners
immerse
playDefinition of immerse for English Language Learners
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: to put (something) in a liquid so that all parts are completely covered
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: to make (yourself) fully involved in some activity or interest
IMMERSE Defined for Kids
immerse
playDefinition of immerse for Students
immersed
;immersing
1 : to plunge into something (as a fluid) that surrounds or covers
2 : to become completely involved with She was immersed in a good book.
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