Avoiding bad self-intersections

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Let $M^n$ and $\overline{M}^{n+1}$ be smooth manifolds, with $M$ compact. Suppose $M$ can be immersed in $\overline{M}$. Is it true that $M$ can be immersed in $\overline{M}$ in such a way that it always intersects itself transversely?