immerse (v.)
- absorb
- arrest
- asperse
- baptize
- bury
- busy
- catch
- charm
- christen
- deluge
- dip
- douse
- drown
- duck
- dunk
- enchant
- engage
- engross
- engulf
- enthrall
- exercise
- fascinate
- grab
- grip
- hold
- hypnotize
- inundate
- involve
- merge
- mesmerize
- monopolize
- obsess
- occupy
- overwhelm
- plunge
- preoccupy
- saturate
- sink
- soak
- souse
- spellbind
- sprinkle
- submerge
- submerse
- whelm