/ɪˈmɜːs/ (verb)

Immerse synonym

1. to place something completely under the surface of a liquid, submerge in a liquid, plunge, sink, dip, drench, duck, soak, submerse, wet
2. to become totally involved in something, engage, absorb yourself in, engross, occupy, preoccupy

Immerse in context

Let’s face it…not all of us are able to just get up and move to an English-speaking country in order to fully immerse ourselves and improve our language skills. Luckily, that’s not necessary. There are several simple steps you can take in order to use English on a regular basis without even leaving your home or city where you currently live. It can be as simple as implementing English into your daily reading, Netflix series, or technological device. Here are few tips to help you get started with your English immersion process.

Source of context: https://www.dynamicenglish.cl/

Parts of speech

Noun: immersion

Noun: immersionism

/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ (adj)

Definition

excessive and fulsome therefore disgusting, nauseating, too sentimental, mawkish, sickening – oversweet, sickly, syrupy, too sweet or sugary, sticky

Example

Part of what I’m interested in interrogating is this kind of collective shame that we feel about cloying sentimentality, and I think sometimes that shame manifests as accusation—accusing a film or a piece of art of manipulating our emotions. And sometimes it can show up as self-recrimination. Things we describe as “guilty pleasure” reads [are] things that bring us to these cheap flowings of sentiment that aren’t really “earned” or aren’t rigorous in some way.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/

Antonyms

pleasant, amiable, enjoyable

Parts of speech

Adverb: cloyingly

Verb: cloy

/ɪmˈbju:/ (verb)

to fill something with a particular feeling or quality, saturate, permeate, enrich, suffuse, permeate, impregnate, penetrate, inject, pervade, freight, instill, soak, infuse

Some people argue that children learn morals on their own, or that preschool is too early to imbue children with moral values and ideas. However, that is false; it is best to teach children values at a young age, so that it becomes a part of their personality as they grow.

Source: https://parenting.firstcry.com/

/pəˈveɪd/ (verb)

to spread through something and become present everywhere, impregnate, suffuse, permeate, pass through, imbue, saturate, fill, steep, penetrate, perfuse, infuse, infiltrate

Also known as Barrio de las Letras, Huertas was once home to prominent literary figures, Miguel de Cervantes and Lope de Vega among them. The neighborhood is committed to celebrating its rich heritage: Calle Huertas itself is inlaid with quotes from celebrated authors, street names pay homage to them, and second-hand bookshops pervade.

Source: https://www.tripadvisor.com/

Adjective: pervasive

Noun: pervasiveness

Noun: pervasion

Adverb: pervasively

Deluge 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1

/ˈdel.juːdʒ/ (noun & verb)

to cover something completely with so much water, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, engulf, drench, soak, saturate, overload, overturn, swamp, drown, severe flood, heavy fall of rain, spate, torrent, torrential rain, downpour, thunderstorm, rainstorm, vast quantity, overflow, surge

Torrential rains deluged the city with 3.11 inches in a few hours. The rain damaged roads, bridges, railroad tracks and basements.

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Antonym: famine, drought, dry up

Fraught 1100 Words You Need

/frɔːt/ (adj)

1. full of dangers, problems or unpleasant things, replete with, saturated with, accompanied by, full of, weighed down, charged
2. full of tension and anxiety, anxious, tense, nervous, apprehensive, troubled

How do kids cope with learning difficulties? The classroom is fraught with social, emotional, physical and cognitive demands. Students enter at their own risk. In some schools, students sit quietly at desks, awaiting teacher instruction. The first task of the lesson, to acknowledge your presence, is the first stressor for some. The simple “here” or “present” can elicit stress for any student including those with additional learning needs.

Source: http://theconversation.com/

The Washington Post: Cruise Ship Held Off California As Coronavirus Spreads
The Grand Princess, which was returning to San Francisco after a two-week cruise to Hawaii, remained offshore and in limbo at the request of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). About 100 people were expected to be tested, among them 11 passengers and 10 crew members who have shown potential signs of covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. Results were expected Friday. The fraught situation was the latest in an outbreak marked by confusion and uncertainty. As the U.S. death toll rose to 12 on Thursday and the virus spread to new states — including three cases in Montgomery County, Md. — the stock market again plunged.

Source: https://khn.org/

Antonyms: free, vacant, calm

Farsi: پر، مملو

Saturate 1100 Words You Need

/ˈsæt.jʊ.rət/ (verb)

1. to fill something up completely, overload, oversupply, overwhelm, inundate, flood, overfill
2. to make something completely wet, drench, soak, steep, wet through, immerse

In chemistry, a saturated compound is a chemical compound (or ion) that resists the addition reactions, such as hydrogenation, oxidative addition, and binding of a Lewis base. The term is used in many contexts and for many classes of chemical compounds. Overall, saturated compounds are less reactive than unsaturated compounds. Saturation is derived from the Latin word saturare, meaning ‘to fill’.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/

Eating foods that contain saturated fats raises the level of cholesterol in your blood. High levels of LDL cholesterol in your blood increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.

Source: https://www.heart.org/

The saturated water line shows water at its saturation temperature, and depicts finite properties relating only to the saturated condition of water.

Source: https://www.spiraxsarco.com/

Antonyms: dry out, evacuate

Noun: saturation

Adjective: saturated

Farsi: پر کردن، اشباع کردن، خیس کردن

Permeate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

/ˈpɜː.mi.eɪt/ US /ˈpɝː-/ (verb)

to spread through something and be present in every part of it, penetrate, imbue, infuse, pervade, suffuse, flood, saturate, soak, infiltrate, invade, spread through, leak, pass, enter, soak, impregnate, percolate:

A foul smell of stale drink and food permeated the whole building.

The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.

Antonyms

block, obstruct, impede

Replete 1100 Words You Need

/rɪˈpliːt/ (adj)

full, especially with food, well-supplied, steeped in, immersed in, abounding, rife, fraught, filled, stuffed, saturated, brimming:

After two helpings of dessert, Sergio was at last replete.

This car has an engine replete with the latest technology.

Parts of Speech

• Adverb: repletely
• Noun: repleteness

Antonyms

empty

Steeped 1100 Words You Need

/sti:pd/ (adj)

saturated and soaked, drenched, replete with, preoccupied with, immersed in, flooded, inundated, marinated, full, overloaded:

Interestingly, this family are steeped in satire and comedy.

Leave the beans in the water for a while to be completely steeped.

Antonyms

dry, inattentive, unfocused