Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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immerse | No | No | Yes | No |
plunge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
immerse (noun) | plunge (noun) |
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a brief swim in water | |
a steep and rapid fall |
immerse (verb) | plunge (verb) |
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devote (oneself) fully to | begin with vigor |
cause to be immersed | devote (oneself) fully to |
thrust or throw into | cause to be immersed |
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate |
thrust or throw into | |
fall abruptly | |
drop steeply | |
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity |