immerse (redirected from be immersed)

im·merse  (-mûrs)

tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es

1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.

2. To baptize by submerging in water.

3. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb: scholars who immerse themselves in their subjects.

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[From Middle English immersed, embedded deeply, from Latin immersus, past participle of immergere, to immerse : in-, in; see in-² + mergere, to dip.]

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immerse

Verb

[-mersing, -mersed]

1. to plunge or dip into liquid

2. to involve deeply: he immersed himself in the history of Rome

3. to baptize by dipping the whole body into water [Latin immergere]

immersion n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	immerse - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" plunge penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" dip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" dip - plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket" dip - immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" submerse, submerge - put under water; "submerge your head completely" soak - submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour" sheathe - plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
	2.	immerse - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" engross, engulf, steep, soak up, absorb, plunge immerse, plunge - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" drink in, drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
	3.	immerse - enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" swallow up, eat up, swallow, bury inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
	4.	immerse - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" plunge engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

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immerse

verb 1. engross, involve, absorb, busy, occupy, engage

verb 2. plunge, dip, submerge, sink, duck, bathe, douse, dunk, submerse

Translations

immerse [ɪˈməːs] vt (= submerge) → sumergir;

to be immersed in (fig) → estar absorto en

immerse [ɪˈməːs] vt → immerger, plonger;

to immerse sth in → plonger qch dans;

to be immersed in (fig) → être plongé dans

immerse [ɪˈməːs] vt → eintauchen;

to immerse sth in → etw tauchen in +acc;

to be immersed in (fig) → vertieft sein in +acc

immerse [ɪˈməːs] vt → immergere

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immerse

v immerse [iˈməːs]

to put completely under the surface of a liquid She immersed the vegetables in boiling water.onderdompelيَغْمُر، يَغْمِسпотапямponořitdyppeeintauchenβυθίζω, βουτώsumergir, hundirvette kastmaزیر آب کردن؛ کاملاً در مایع فروبردنupottaaimmergerלִטבּוֹלडुबानाuronitibe(le)mártmembenamkansökkva, kaffæraimmergere浸す(액체 속으로 완전히) 담그다panardinti, įmerktiiegremdētmerendamonderdompelensenke ned, dyppe helt nedzanurzyćimergira (s)cufundaпогружатьponoriťpotopitipotopitisänka (lägga) ner [], doppa []จุ่มdaldırmak, batırmak沉浸занурюватиڈبوناnhúng沉浸

n imˈmersion [-ʃən, (American ) -ʒən]

onderdompelingغَمْر، إنْغِمار، تَغْميسпотапянеponořenídypningdas Eintauchenεμβάπτιση, βύθισηinmersión, sumersiónvettekastmineغوطه وریupottaminenimmersionטְבִילָהनिमज्जनuranjanjebe(le)merítéspembenamankaffæring; það að sökkva e-uimmersione浸すこと담금, 침례panardinimasiegremdēšanaperendamanonderdompelingneddypping, nedsenkingzanurzenieimersão(s)cufundareпогружениеponoreniepotopitevpotapanjenedsänkning, neddoppningการจุ่มdaldırma, batırma沉浸зануренняڈبونے کا عملsự nhúng沉浸

immersion heater

an electric water-heater which is immersed in water which is to be heated, usually inside a hot-water tank. dompelverwarmerجِهاز كَهرُبائي لِتَسخين الماءбързоварponorný vařičdypkoger; varmelegemeder Tauchsiederηλεκτρικός (εμβαπτιζόμενος)θερμαντήραςcalentador de agua eléctricoelektrikuumutiگرمکن تو آبیuppokuumenninchauffe-eau électriqueדוּד חִמום טָבוּלनिमज्जन तापकgrijalo koje se uroni u tekućinuvillanybojlerpemanas listrikvatnshitari, hitaketillriscaldatore a immersione電熱湯沸かし침수 전열기elektrinė spiralėspirāle (ūdens sildīšanai)pemanas rendamdompelaarvarmekolbe, dyppvarmergrzałkaaquecedorпогружаемый нагревательponorný varičelektrični grelec za vodobojlerdoppvärmareเครื่องทำน้ำร้อนdaldırmalı su ısıtıcı浸沒式熱水器кип'ятильникپانی میں ڈال کر پانی کو گرم کرنے والا آلہruột đun nước浸没式热水器