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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Idioms for wet
Origin of wet
First recorded before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten,Old English wǣtan “to wet”; replacing Middle English weet,Old English wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian wēt,Old Norse vātr; akin to water
synonym study for wet
14. Wet, drench, saturate, soak imply moistening something. To wet is to moisten in any manner with water or other liquid: to wet or dampen a cloth. Drench suggests wetting completely as by a downpour: A heavy rain drenched the fields. Saturate implies wetting to the limit of absorption: to saturate a sponge. To soak is to keep in a liquid for a time: to soak beans before baking.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wet
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British Dictionary definitions for wet
wet
/ (wɛt) /
adjective wetter or wettest
noun
verb wets, wetting, wet or wetted
Derived forms of wet
Word Origin for wet
Old English wǣt; related to Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr, Old Slavonic vedro bucket
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