English verb: immerse | |||
1. | immerse (contact) thrust or throw into | ||
Samples | Immerse yourself in hot water. | ||
Examples | They immerse the object in the water | ||
Synonyms | plunge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | penetrate, perforate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dip, dip, dip, douse, dunk, plunge, sheathe, soak, souse, submerge, submerse | ||
2. | immerse (cognition) devote (oneself) fully to | ||
Samples | He immersed himself into his studies. | ||
Synonyms | absorb, engross, engulf, plunge, soak up, steep | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drink, drink in | ||
Verb group | immerse, plunge | ||
3. | immerse (contact) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | ||
Samples | The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter. | ||
Synonyms | bury, eat up, swallow, swallow up | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | close in, enclose, inclose, shut in | ||
4. | immerse (cognition) cause to be immersed | ||
Samples | The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text. | ||
Synonyms | plunge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Cause | absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep | ||
Verb group | absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep | ||