immerse (redirected from immerses)

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. onderdompel يَغْمُر، يَغْمِس потапям ponořit dyppe eintauchen βυθίζω, βουτώ sumergir, hundir vette kastma زیر آب کردن؛ کاملاً در مایع فروبردن upottaa immerger לִטבּוֹל डुबाना uroniti be(le)márt membenamkan sökkva, kaffæra immergere 浸す (액체 속으로 완전히) 담그다 panardinti, įmerkti iegremdēt merendam onderdompelen senke ned, dyppe helt ned zanurzyć imergir a (s)cufunda погружать ponoriť potopiti potopiti sänka (lägga) ner [], doppa [] จุ่ม daldırmak, batırmak 沉浸 занурювати ڈبونا nhúng 沉浸

n imˈmersion [-ʃən, (American ) -ʒən]

onderdompeling غَمْر، إنْغِمار، تَغْميس потапяне ponoření dypning das Eintauchen εμβάπτιση, βύθιση inmersión, sumersión vettekastmine غوطه وری upottaminen immersion טְבִילָה निमज्जन uranjanje be(le)merítés pembenaman kaffæring; það að sökkva e-u immersione 浸すこと 담금, 침례 panardinimas iegremdēšana perendaman onderdompeling neddypping, nedsenking zanurzenie imersão (s)cufundare погружение ponorenie potopitev potapanje nedsänkning, neddoppning การจุ่ม daldırma, batırma 沉浸 занурення ڈبونے کا عمل sự 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. dompelverwarmer جِهاز كَهرُبائي لِتَسخين الماء бързовар ponorný vařič dypkoger; varmelegeme der Tauchsieder ηλεκτρικός (εμβαπτιζόμενος)θερμαντήρας calentador de agua eléctrico elektrikuumuti گرمکن تو آبی uppokuumennin chauffe-eau électrique דוּד חִמום טָבוּל निमज्जन तापक grijalo koje se uroni u tekućinu villanybojler pemanas listrik vatnshitari, hitaketill riscaldatore a immersione 電熱湯沸かし 침수 전열기 elektrinė spiralė spirāle (ūdens sildīšanai) pemanas rendam dompelaar varmekolbe, dyppvarmer grzałka aquecedor погружаемый нагреватель ponorný varič električni grelec za vodo bojler doppvärmare เครื่องทำน้ำร้อน daldırmalı su ısıtıcı 浸沒式熱水器 кип'ятильник پانی میں ڈال کر پانی کو گرم کرنے والا آلہ ruột đun nước 浸没式热水器