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Immerse vs Ensconce - What's the difference?

immerse | ensconce |

In lang=en terms the difference between immerse and ensconce

is that immerse is to involve deeply while ensconce is to settle comfortably.

As verbs the difference between immerse and ensconce

is that immerse is to put under the surface of a liquid; to dunk while ensconce is to place in a secure environment.

As an adjective immerse

is (obsolete) immersed; buried; sunk.

immerse

English

Verb

(immers)
  • To put under the surface of a liquid; to dunk.
    • Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water.
  • To involve deeply
    • The sculptor immersed himself in anatomic studies.
  • (mathematics)
  • * 2002 , Kari Jormakka, Flying Dutchmen: Motion in Architecture (page 40)
    • Thus, in mathematical terms a Klein bottle cannot be "embedded" but only "immersed " in three dimensions as an embedding has no self-intersections but an immersion may have them.

    Synonyms

    * submerge

    Derived terms

    * immersion * immersive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Immersed; buried; sunk.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • After a long enquiry of things immerse in matter, I interpose some object which is immateriate, or less materiate; such as this of sounds.
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    ensconce

    English

    Verb

  • To place in a secure environment.
  • * 1876 , , ch IX,
    • They found the sharp new heap they were seeking, and ensconced themselves within the protection of three great elms that grew in a bunch within a few feet of the grave.
  • * '>citation
  • To settle comfortably.
  • *
    • Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.

    Usage notes

    Particularly used in form ensconced, as in “she was ensconced in an armchair.”

    Synonyms

    * (settle comfortably) cuddle up