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Webster 1913 Edition
Immerse
Im-merse′
,Adj.
Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.
[Obs.]
“Things immerse in matter.” Bacon.
Im-merse′
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Immerse
IMMERSE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To put under water or other fluid; to plunge; to dip.2.
To sink or cover deep; to cover wholly; as, to be immersed in a wood.3.
To plunge; to overwhelm; to involve; to engage deeply; as, to immerse in business or cares. It is impossible for a man to have a lively hope in another life,and yet be deeply immersed in the enjoyment of this.