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IMMERSE
steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
(verb) devote (oneself) fully to; “He immersed himself into his studies”
plunge, immerse
(verb) cause to be immersed; “The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text”
immerse, plunge
(verb) thrust or throw into; “Immerse yourself in hot water”
immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up
(verb) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; “The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
immerse (third-person singular simple present immerses, present participle immersing, simple past and past participle immersed)
(transitive) To put under the surface of a liquid; to dunk.
(transitive) To involve or engage deeply.
(transitive, mathematics) To map into an immersion.
Synonyms
• submerge
Adjective
immerse (comparative more immerse, superlative most immerse)
(obsolete) Immersed; buried; sunk.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*merse", a. Etym: [L. immersus, p. p. of immergere. See Immerge.]
Definition: Immersed; buried; hid; sunk. [Obs.] "Things immerse in matter." Bacon.
Im*merse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Immersing.]
1. To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge. Deep immersed beneath its whirling wave. J Warton. More than a mile immersed within the wood. Dryden.
2. To baptize by immersion.
3. To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm. The queen immersed in such a trance. Tennyson. It is impossible to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be deeply immersed inn the enjoyments of this. Atterbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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