immerse

(v) thrust or throw into
- Immerse yourself in hot water
plunge,
(v) devote (oneself) fully to
- He immersed himself into his studies
engross, engulf, steep, soak up, absorb, plunge,
(v) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
swallow up, eat up, swallow, bury,
(v) cause to be immersed
- The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text
plunge,

plunge engross engulf steep soak up absorb swallow up eat up swallow bury