immerse vs sheathe

immerse and sheathe both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sheathe is a hyponym of immerse; that is, sheathe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than immerse:

Other hyponyms of immerse include dip, dunk, dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse, dip, dip, submerge, submerse, soak.

immerse (verb)	sheathe (verb)
devote (oneself) fully to	enclose with a sheath
cause to be immersed	cover with a protective sheathing
thrust or throw into	plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing