immerse vs penetrate

immerse and penetrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
immerse	No	No	Yes	No
penetrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, penetrate is a hypernym of immerse; that is, penetrate is a word with a broader meaning than immerse:

Other hypernyms of immerse include perforate.

immerse (verb)	penetrate (verb)
devote (oneself) fully to	come to understand
cause to be immersed	become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
thrust or throw into	pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing	insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
	spread or diffuse through
	make one's way deeper into or through
	enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members