Difference between Immerse and Swallow

What is the difference between Immerse and Swallow?

Immerse as a verb is to put under the surface of a liquid; to dunk. while Swallow as a verb is to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach.

Immerse

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put under the surface of a liquid; to dunk. To involve deeply

Example sentence: I almost went to Central Saint Martins for fashion design. I deferred for a year when I graduated high school so that I could go model and make some money and immerse myself in the fashion industry for a year.

Swallow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach.To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this.To take in, to consume, to absorb or cause to disappear.To believe or accept.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.

Example sentence: I used to swallow people's energies, and then I learned, as I got older, that I'm too sensitive, and I had to stop doing that. Now I don't take as much in.

We hope you now know whether to use Immerse or Swallow in your sentence.

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