Both Uses of
immerse
in
A Thousand Acres
- As much as I yearned for relief (now it seemed only water, only total, refreshing immersion, could clear my mind) the idea of putting on my bathing suit and walking across the flat, exposed pavement of that swimming pool was an impossible one.†
p. 246.5 *immersion = complete involvement
- There was nowhere to be privately, contemplatively immersed, one of summer's joys.†
p. 95.3
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