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See more synonyms for drench on Thesaurus.com to wet thoroughly; soak. to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep. to cover or fill completely; bathe: trees drenched with sunlight. Veterinary Medicine to administer a draft of medicine to (an animal), especially by force: to drench a horse. Archaic to cause to drink. Show More
the act of drenching. something that drenches: a drench of rain. a preparation for drenching or steeping. a solution, especially one of fermenting bran, for drenching hides or skins. a large drink or draft. a draft of medicine, especially one administered to an animal by force. Horticulture a mixture of pesticide and water applied to the soil surrounding a plant. Show More
Origin of drench before 900; Middle English drenchen, Old English drencan, causative of
drincan to
drink ; cognate with
Dutch drenken, German tränken to water, give to drink
Related forms drench·er , noun drench·ing·ly , adverb un·drenched , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for drenched inundate ,
soak ,
deluge ,
saturate ,
drown ,
douse ,
submerge ,
impregnate ,
steep ,
immerse ,
dunk ,
souse ,
teem ,
flood ,
pour ,
sop ,
seethe ,
duck ,
dip ,
imbrue Examples from the Web for drenched Contemporary Examples of drenched In the old days, drenched in racism as the South was, it was economically populist.
The Monopoly-style “Ghettopoly” board game was drenched in racial stereotypes, and angered the NAACP.
"We wanted to take a picture," a drenched Wand Yu-Hon explained, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
It was a few hours into the power collapse across northern and eastern India and I was drenched in sweat.
Half a crispy fried chicken and fluffy waffles topped with a heaping scoop of whipped butter, all drenched in sweet maple syrup!
Historical Examples of drenched It was lavender water; he drenched her hair and brow and hands.
The country round about had been drenched with much German and Russian blood.
I believe, since 'Drunken Barnaby's Journal,' nothing like it has drenched the press.
He was drenched in an instant, strangling and gasping for breath.
Francisco felt that he was drenched , and he raised his head.
British Dictionary definitions for drenched to make completely wet; soak to give liquid medicine to (an animal), esp by force Show More
the act or an instance of drenching a dose of liquid medicine given to an animal Show More
Derived Forms drencher , noun drenching , noun , adjective Word Origin for drench Old English drencan to cause to drink; related to Old High German trenken
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Word Origin and History for drenched v. c.1200, "to submerge, drown," from Old English drencan "give drink to, ply with drink, make drunk; soak, saturate; submerge, drown," causative of drincan "to drink" (see drink ), from Proto-Germanic *drankijan (cf. Old Norse drekkja , Swedish dränka , Dutch drenken , German tränken , Gothic dragkjan "to give to drink"). Sense of "to wet thoroughly by throwing liquid over" is from c.1550. Related: Drenched ; drenching .
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