Synonyms: engross, engulf, absorb, immerse, plunge, steep, soak up
Definition: devote (oneself) fully to
Usage: He immersed himself into his studies
Similar words: focus, concentrate, center, centre, rivet, pore
Definition: direct one's attention on something
Usage: Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Definition: thrust or throw into
Usage: Immerse yourself in hot water
Similar words: penetrate, perforate
Definition: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Usage: The bullet penetrated her chest
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: close in, inclose, enclose, shut in
Definition: surround completely
Usage: Darkness enclosed him; They closed in the porch with a fence