to immerse

Examples

• All

• At the same time, during the summer, Marisa was fully immersed in her native Spanish language at home.

  Academic text (2013)

• For the next four years, you have the unique opportunity to immerse yourselves in the arts.

  Fame (2009)

• And so I I wanted you to immerse yourself in that.

  YaleCourses

• If you can kind of immerse yourself in that.

  Dr. Mayim Bialik

• Like close your eyes, relax, immerse yourself.

• All of us right now need to immerse more in each other's lives.

• I just want to immerse myself in it.

  Bedroom Story (2020)

• She says, I want to immerse myself in the culture.

• I was so immersed in her world that I'd lose count of the weeks and months.

  The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)

• She wants to immerse herself in the local culture during her travels.

Synonyms

E

to expose oneself to

vsto immerse

203 5.6

To put yourself in a situation to experience something new or difficult

implies full absorption rather than intentional exposure to experience or challenge

G

to get into

vsto immerse

147 2.8

Begin to like and learn about something

implies deeper, often complete, involvement rather than just starting interest

E

to engage

vsto immerse

117 3.5

To keep someone's full attention

stresses full absorption more than general engagement or duty

A

to absorb

vsto immerse

112 3.1

To give all your attention to something

is stronger, implying active complete involvement rather than passive occupation

P

to plunge

vsto immerse

56 4.2

To move suddenly and energetically into something like water or a new activity

describes deep involvement without the sudden energetic entry aspect

I

to immerse in

vsto immerse

28 4.2

To become fully involved in an activity or subject

has identical meaning but is the base verb form without the following preposition

S

to steep

vsto immerse

27 5.8

To give yourself fully to a subject or activity

emphasizes total absorption rather than the sense of long devotion

E

to engulf

vsto immerse

23 5.7

To be completely taken over by a feeling or activity

is the same deep involvement but without the image of swallowing or enclosure

L

to lose oneself

vsto immerse

22 5.1

To become so focused on something that you do not notice anything else

describes full involvement without stressing loss of outside awareness

E

to engross

vsto immerse

17 5.8

To hold someone's full attention

focuses on full involvement rather than solely on attention capture

S

to soak up

vsto immerse

• Informal

16 3.9

To take in and enjoy the atmosphere or information

focuses more on active learning absorption than general total immersion

S

to submerge in

vsto immerse

6 5.0

To put something completely under water or to become very involved in an activity

is the same deep involvement but without the literal covering image

G

to get in the swim

vsto immerse

• Informal

8.4

To start taking part in an activity or group

carries a stronger sense of complete absorption rather than mere participation

Antonyms

D

to distract

513 2.1

To make someone stop paying attention to what they are doing or thinking about

D

to disengage

82 5.3

To stop being part of or connected to something

Phrasal Verbs

I

to immerse in

28 4.2

To become fully involved in an activity or subject

How Involved

to enthrall

20 6.8

to immerse

59 4.8

to absorb

112 3.1

to engage

117 3.5

to involve

∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology