immerse
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
immerse/ɪˈmɜːs/
▶verb
- 1 dip or submerge in a liquid.
- 2 (immerse oneself or be immersed) involve oneself deeply in an activity.
– origin C17 (earlier (C15) as immersion): from L. immers-, immergere ‘dip into’.
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