immersed

[ih-murst] /ɪˈmɜrst/
adjective
1.
plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
2.
Biology. somewhat or wholly sunk in the surrounding parts, as an organ.
3.
Botany. growing under water.
Origin
1660-70; immerse + -ed2
Related forms
unimmersed, adjective
well-immersed, adjective

immerse

[ih-murs] /ɪˈmɜrs/
verb (used with object), immersed, immersing.
1.
to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
2.
to involve deeply; absorb:
She is totally immersed in her law practice.
3.
to baptize by immersion.
4.
to embed; bury.
Origin
1595-1605; < Latin immersus, past participle of immergere; see immerge
Related forms
immersible, adjective
reimmerse, verb (used with object), reimmersed, reimmersing.
Can be confused
immerge, immerse.
Synonyms
1. immerge, duck, douse. See dip1 . 2. engage.
Antonyms
4. disinter.
Examples from the web for immersed
  • And he became more and more creative as he immersed himself more deeply.
  • But they're so deeply immersed in their own heads that they can't see the world for their needs.
  • He was blowing on a plastic trumpet he had won, immersed in the kaleidoscopic whirl.
  • Lithium-ion batteries have two electrodes immersed in an electrically conductive solution, called an electrolyte.
  • immersed in thought, this couple was oblivious to my photograph.
  • When you are immersed in a language, you usually choose to inhibit the other languages you know to function in that language only.
  • But for a week, all of them were immersed in ecology and ancestral culture.
  • The result of liquids being suddenly immersed in boiling oil is volcanic.
  • Perhaps it speaks to a time newly immersed in grief.
  • As a doctoral student, you're immersed in the knowledge of a narrow topic.
British Dictionary definitions for immersed

immersed

/ɪˈmɜːst/
adjective
1.
sunk or submerged
2.
(of plants) growing completely submerged in water
3.
(of a plant or animal organ) embedded in another organ or part
4.
involved deeply; engrossed

immerse

/ɪˈmɜːs/
verb (transitive)
1.
(often foll by in) to plunge or dip into liquid
2.
(often passive) often foll by in. to involve deeply; engross: to immerse oneself in a problem
3.
to baptize by immersion
Derived Forms
immersible, adjective
Word Origin
C17: from Latin immergere, from im- (in) + mergere to dip
Word Origin and History for immersed

immerse

v.

early 15c. (implied in immersed), from Latin immersus, past participle of immergere "to plunge in, dip into" (see immersion). Related: Immersed; immersing; immersive.