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thrust or throw into;
"Immerse yourself in hot water"
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devote (oneself) fully to;
"He immersed himself into his studies"
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enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing;
"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
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cause to be immersed;
"The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"