immerse

Definition

To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō.

Example Sentences

• "Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water."
• "... the two plates of platinum immersed in oxygen and hydrogen gases"
• "Even after the process of germination has taken place, if the young plant be immersed in an atmosphere of either of those gases [hydrogen and nitrogen], vegetation and life will immediately cease."