the act of immersing something or going oneself under the surface of a liquid.

the state of being absorbed in or involved very much in, immersed (as in study, thinking, etc.).

love; affection.

joy; pleasure.

interest; inclination of the mind.

to cause to go under the surface (of a liquid); to dip; to immerse.

to spoil; to ruin.

to become decomposed; to be spoiled.

to die.

to fade; to wither.