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Immerse: Meaning, Usage, and Common Collocations (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：involve deeply (immerse)

immerse 🔊

/ɪˈmɜːrs/

vt.

To involve yourself completely in an activity or interest so that you forget about other things.

Immerse in VR: person fully engaged with headset

involve deeply 🔊

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/ɪnˈvɑːlv ˈdiːpli/

vt.

To completely engage oneself in a particular activity, interest, or environment, often to the point of ignoring external distractions.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'immergere' (im- 'in' + mergere 'to dip'), meaning to plunge into.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine 'I'm merge' - you merge yourself into an activity or liquid.

📖 Example

To learn a language quickly, you should immerse yourself in it by watching local shows and trying to think in that language. 🔊 To learn a language quickly, you should completely involve yourself in it by watching local shows and trying to think in that language.

🔗 Collocations

immerse yourself in – to become deeply involved in an activity or subject

be immersed in – to be completely absorbed by something

immersive experience – an experience that fully engages your senses and attention

🔄 Synonyms

engross (vt.) – to absorb all the attention or interest of someone

absorb (vt.) – to engage someone's interest or attention completely

plunge (vi.) – to involve oneself deeply in an activity or situation

🚫 Antonyms

detach (vt.) – to separate oneself from involvement or engagement

withdraw (vi.) – to remove oneself from an activity or situation

🌱 Derivatives

immersion (n.) – the act of involving oneself deeply or being submerged

immersive (adj.) – providing complete involvement or deep engagement

immersible (adj.) – capable of being immersed in a liquid

📖 Cultural Story

Entered English in the 15th century from Latin. In modern usage, 'immerse' describes both literal dipping and figurative deep involvement, popular in contexts like virtual reality and language learning.

Meaning 2：submerge in liquid (immerse)

immerse 🔊

/ɪˈmɜːrs/

vt.

To put something completely into a liquid so that it is covered by it.

submerge in liquid 🔊

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/səbˈmɜːrdʒ ɪn ˈlɪkwɪd/

vt.

To place something completely into a liquid, covering it entirely, often for the purpose of cleaning, cooking, or saturating.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Before cooking, remember to immerse the dried mushrooms in warm water for at least twenty minutes. 🔊 Before cooking, remember to submerge the dried mushrooms completely in warm water for at least twenty minutes.

🔗 Collocations

immerse in water – to place something completely into water

immerse in a solution – to place something completely into a liquid mixture

immerse briefly – to place something into a liquid for a short time

🔄 Synonyms

submerge (vt.) – to put something below the surface of a liquid

dip (vt.) – to put something into a liquid for a short time

soak (vt.) – to make something wet by leaving it in liquid

🚫 Antonyms

emerge (vi.) – to come out of a liquid

dry (vt.) – to remove moisture from something

🌱 Derivatives

immersion (n.) – the act of placing something completely into a liquid

immersive (adj.) – describing an environment that totally surrounds in liquid (rare) or figuratively deep engagement

immersible (adj.) – capable of being immersed without damage