to immerse oneself in something

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• immerge — (ˈ)i(m)|mərj verb Etymology: Latin immergere more at immerse transitive verb archaic : to plunge (something) into, under, or within a fluid or other medium : immerse …   Useful english dictionary

• immerge — intransitive verb (immerged; immerging) Etymology: Latin immergere Date: 1706 to plunge into or immerse oneself in something …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• immerge —   v.i.,v.t. plunge in; immerse oneself in something.    ♦ immergence, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

• dip — vb 1 Dip, immerse, submerge, duck, souse, dunk are comparable when meaning to plunge a person or thing into or as if into liquid. Dip implies a momentary or partial plunging into a liquid or a slight or cursory entrance into a subject {the priest …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• soak — verb 1》 make or become thoroughly wet by immersion in liquid. 2》 make extremely wet: the rain soaked their hair. 3》 (soak something up) absorb a liquid.     ↘expose oneself to or experience something beneficial or enjoyable.     ↘(soak oneself… …   English new terms dictionary

• soak — ► VERB 1) make or become thoroughly wet by immersion in liquid. 2) (of a liquid) penetrate or permeate completely. 3) (soak up) absorb (a liquid). 4) (soak up) expose oneself to (something beneficial or enjoyable). 5) (soak oneself in) i …   English terms dictionary

• Householder (Buddhism) — DisplayTranslations title=Translations of Householder bordercolor=#af4630 | borderwidth=2px headercolor=#FFD068 | headertextcolor=DarkBlue rowcolor=#FFFEE8 | rowtextcolor=purple fontsize=100% English | householder Pali | IAST|gihin, gahattha,… …   Wikipedia

• merge — verb combine or be combined to form a single entity. ↘blend or cause to blend gradually into something else. ↘(usu. merge something in) Law absorb (a title or estate) in another. Origin C17 (in the sense immerse oneself ): from L. mergere to dip …   English new terms dictionary

• merge — ► VERB 1) combine or be combined into a whole. 2) blend gradually into something else. ORIGIN originally in the sense «immerse oneself in an activity»: from Latin mergere to dip, plunge …   English terms dictionary

• soak — [sōk] vt. [ME soken < OE socian < base of sucan: see SUCK] 1. to make thoroughly wet; drench or saturate [soaked to the skin by the rain] 2. to submerge or keep in a liquid, as for thorough wetting, softening, for hydrotherapy, etc. 3. a)… …   English World dictionary

• Baptism — This article is about the Christian religious ceremony. For other uses, see Baptism (disambiguation). Baptism of Neophytes by Masaccio, 15th century, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.[ …   Wikipedia