Main entry: engross, engulf, absorb, immerse, plunge, steep, soak up
Definition: devote (oneself) fully to
Usage: He immersed himself into his studies
Definition: cause to be immersed
Usage: The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text
Definition: thrust or throw into
Usage: Immerse yourself in hot water
Main entry: eat up, bury, immerse, swallow, swallow up
Definition: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Usage: The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter