immerse

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verb

1. thrust or throw into (Freq. 1)
- Immerse yourself in hot water
• Syn:
plunge
• Derivationally related forms:
plunge (for: plunge), plunger (for: plunge)
• Hypernyms:
penetrate, perforate
• Hyponyms:
dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse,
submerge, submerse, soak, sheathe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- They immerse the object in the water
2. devote (oneself) fully to (Freq. 1)
- He immersed himself into his studies
• Syn:
steep, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
• Derivationally related forms:
absorption (for: absorb), engrossment (for: engross), immersion
• Hypernyms:
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
• Hyponyms:
drink in, drink
• Verb Group:
plunge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: soak up)
- Somebody ----s something (for: absorb)
3. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
• Syn:
swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up
• Hypernyms:
enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. cause to be immersed
- The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text
• Syn:
plunge
• Derivationally related forms:
immersion
• Verb Group:
steep, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
• Cause:
steep, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  plunge, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up, steep, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up