Both Uses of
immerse
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- At last, with a horrible splash, he darted like an arrow into the ice-cold water, and as he did so he uttered a shrill cry, stifled in a moment by his immersion beneath the waves.†
Chpt 19-20 *immersion = complete involvement
- Madame de Villefort remained immersed in thought.†
Chpt 51-52
Definitions:
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(1)
(immerse as in: immersed in her book) to get very interested or completely involved
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(2)
(immerse as in: immersed in a tub of water) put into a liquid so it is completely covered