drench

[ drench ]
/ drɛntʃ /

verb (used with object)

noun

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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

SYNONYMS FOR drench

1 See wet.

OTHER WORDS FROM drench

drench·er, noundrench·ing·ly, adverbun·drenched, adjective

Words nearby drench

dreigh, dreikanter, dreiser, dreiser, theodore, drek, drench, drenthe, drepanid, drepanocyte, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytosis
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Words related to drenching

inundate, soak, deluge, saturate, drown, douse, submerge, impregnate, steep, immerse, dunk, souse, teem, flood, pour, sop, seethe, duck, dip, imbrue

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British Dictionary definitions for drenching

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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