1. (v. t.) To cover completely; to submerge in water\; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge.

2. (a.) Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.

3. (v. t.) To baptize by immersion.

4. (v. t.) To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overwhelm.

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