immerse someone or something in something
- immerse someone or something in something
immerse someone or something in something
1. Lit. to submerge someone or something beneath the surface of a liquid; to soak someone or something in a liquid. •
The preacher immersed the baptism candidate in the water.
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We immersed all the dirty plates in the soapy water and left them to soak.
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She immersed herself in the bathwater.
2. Fig. to saturate or steep someone or a group in information or some type of instruction. •
The trainers immersed us in details day after day.
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The teachers will immerse the entire class in nothing but the Spanish language, day after day.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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