drench

[ drench ]

/ drɛntʃ /

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verb (used with object)

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.

noun

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.

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Origin of drench

First recorded before 900; Middle English drenchen,Old English drencan, causative of drincan “to drink” (see drink); cognate with Dutch drenken,German tränken “to water, give to drink”

synonym study for drench

1. See wet.

OTHER WORDS FROM drench

drencher, noundrench·ing·ly, adverbun·drenched, adjective

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How to use drench in a sentence

I blasted the Beastie Boys and chemically straightened my curls, drenching them with Sun-In until I, too, had long, golden waves.
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The wind is fierce—gusts are blowing rain like wet bullets, drenching everything.
How We Saved Woodstock|Michael Lang|August 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Defensiveness has swept over the culture like a giant wave, drenching daily choices in cold water.
So Many Laws, So Little Time|Philip K. Howard|February 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But the Scots did not come, and between drenching rains and lack of provisions145 his troops were worn out in body and in temper.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

In the two English camps about twenty were down at the same time, and exposed the men to all the drenching rain.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
The summits of the higher ones were constantly swept by the flakes of foam, and promised nothing but an inhospitable drenching.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
One of the committee rode into Savannah, through a drenching rain, to report to General Grover.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
By day, we lay and slept in the drenching heather; by night, incessantly clambered upon breakneck hills and among rude crags.
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British Dictionary definitions for drench

drench

/ (drɛntʃ) /

verb (tr)

to make completely wet; soak

to give liquid medicine to (an animal), esp by force

noun

the act or an instance of drenching

a dose of liquid medicine given to an animal

Derived forms of drench

drencher, noundrenching, noun, adjective

Word Origin for drench

Old English drencan to cause to drink; related to Old High German trenken

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