Word

immerse, v.
(immersed, immerses, immersing)
freq. cnt. 2

devote (oneself) fully to
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

absorb engross engulf immerse plunge soak up steep

sample sentences

"He immersed himself into his studies"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

immersion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

engrossment engrossment engrossment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

absorption

semantic pointers

hypernym

focus, center, concentrate, rivet, pore, centre

verb group

plunge, immerse

hyponym

drink, drink in

thrust or throw into
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immerse plunge

sample sentences

"Immerse yourself in hot water"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the object in the water

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the object in the water

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

plunge plunger plunger plunger

semantic pointers

hyponym

dip, dunk dip, dunk, souse, plunge, douse dip dip submerge, submerse soak sheathe

hypernym

penetrate, perforate

cause to be immersed
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

immerse plunge

sample sentences

"The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

immersion

semantic pointers

verb group

engulf, steep, immerse, engross, absorb, plunge, soak up

cause

engulf, steep, immerse, engross, absorb, plunge, soak up

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

bury eat up immerse swallow swallow up