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IMMERSION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for IMMERSION?

Need another word that means the same as “immersion”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “immersion” in this overview.

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Immersion as a Noun
Definitions of "Immersion" as a noun
Synonyms of "Immersion" as a noun (21 Words)
Usage Examples of "Immersion" as a noun
Associations of "Immersion" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Immersion” are: dousing, ducking, submersion, absorption, concentration, engrossment, ingress, submergence, submerging, plunge, christening, naming, sprinkling, intentness, raptness, involvement, occupation, engagement, preoccupation, captivation, monopolization

Immersion as a Noun

Definitions of "Immersion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “immersion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A method of teaching a foreign language by the exclusive use of that language.
The disappearance of a celestial body in the shadow of or behind another.
(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse.
The act of wetting something by submerging it.
Complete attention; intense mental effort.
Baptism by immersing a person bodily (but not necessarily completely) in water.
The disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse.
A form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged.
Deep mental involvement in something.
Sinking until covered completely with water.
The action of immersing someone or something in a liquid.

Synonyms of "Immersion" as a noun (21 Words)

absorption	(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium. The absorption* of photons by atoms or molecules.*
captivation	The state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror.
christening	A Christian ceremony at which a baby is christened; a baptism. A christening* robe.*
concentration	Strengthening the concentration as of a solute in a mixture by removing diluting material. The gas can collect in dangerous concentrations.
dousing	The act of wetting something by submerging it.
ducking	Flesh of a duck (domestic or wild.
engagement	Contact by fitting together. The war s most significant engagements were fought to keep these sea lanes open.
engrossment	The quality of being intent and concentrated.
ingress	The arrival of the sun, moon, or a planet in a specified constellation or part of the sky.
intentness	The quality of being intent and concentrated. The intentness* of his gaze.*
involvement	A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. He escaped involvement* in the accident.*
monopolization	Domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others.
naming	The verbal act of naming. The part he failed was the naming* of state capitals.*
occupation	Any activity that occupies a person’s attention. He missed the bell in his occupation* with the computer game.*
plunge	An act of jumping or diving into water. The central bank declared a 76 plunge* in its profits.*
preoccupation	A subject or matter that engrosses someone. Their main preoccupation* was how to feed their families.*
raptness	A state of elated bliss.
sprinkling	The act of sprinkling or splashing water. A sprinkling* of grey at his temples.*
submergence	The process or state of being submerged in or covered with water. Total submergence* of plants results in heavy crop losses.*
submerging	Sinking until covered completely with water.
submersion	Sinking until covered completely with water. Five small islands threatened by submersion.

Usage Examples of "Immersion" as a noun

A week's immersion in the culinary heritage of Puglia.
As a teacher she advocates learning by immersion.
An immersion school.
His back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic sea.

Associations of "Immersion" (30 Words)

absorb	Take in, also metaphorically. The work absorbed him and continued to make him happy.
absorption	The process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium. The absorption* of photons by atoms or molecules.*
aqueous	Of or containing water. An eerie aqueous* light.*
assimilate	(of the body or any biological system) absorb and digest (food or nutrients. The Churches assimilated to a certain cultural norm.
assimilation	The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another. When p is preceded by some Latin prefixes it is doubled because of the assimilation* of a consonant as in apparent ad parent.*
awash	Covered with water. The main deck was afloat or awash.
blacksmith	A farrier.
concentration	Strengthening the concentration as of a solute in a mixture by removing diluting material. She was frowning in concentration.
consume	Serve oneself to or consume regularly. The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy.
dampen	Check; keep in check (a fire. Slider switches on the mixers can dampen* the drums.*
denseness	The amount per unit size.
digest	A substance or mixture obtained by digestion. I cannot digest* milk products.*
drench	Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. The war drenched the country in blood.
immerse	Cause to be immersed. Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes.
impregnate	Make pregnant. Wood which had been impregnated with preservative.
ingest	Take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it. He spent his days ingesting the contents of the library.
macerate	Separate into constituents by soaking. Macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar.
metal	Containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal Ambrose Bierce. A metallic compound.
moisture	Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface. In freshly felled wood the moisture* content varies.*
morbid	Suggesting an unhealthy mental state. Morbid interest in death.
preoccupation	A subject or matter that engrosses someone. His preoccupation* with politics.*
sate	Fill to satisfaction. He was sated with flying.
saturate	Saturated with moisture. The groundwater is saturated with calcium hydroxide.
silver	Turn silver. Her worries had silvered her hair.
sink	Cause to sink. They agreed to sink* their differences.*
soak	Fill soak or imbue totally. A good soak* put life back in the wagon.*
sop	Give a conciliatory gift or bribe to. He used some bread to sop* up the sauce.*
submerge	Cover completely or make imperceptible. The tensions submerged earlier in the campaign now came to the fore.
submergence	The action of completely covering or obscuring something. Total submergence* of plants results in heavy crop losses.*
wet	Cause to become wet. She followed slipping on the wet* rock.*