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Meaning of drench in English
Pronunciation
/drɛn(t)ʃ/
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Verb
drench
Etymology
Old English drencan ‘force to drink’, drenc ‘a drink or draft’, of Germanic origin; related to German tränken (verb), Trank (noun), also to drink
Definitions
1.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
Examples
« The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor »
2.
force to drink
3.
permeate or impregnate
Examples
« The war drenched the country in blood »
4.
cover with liquid
Examples
« pour liquid onto »
« souse water on his hot face »