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drench
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- pronunciation:
- drench
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
drenches, drenching, drenched |
| definition 1: |
to sprinkle with or soak in a liquid to the point of saturation; wet.
The pouring rain drenched the soldiers.My new jacket was drenched before I could put up my umbrella.For this type of plant, it's important to drench the soil.
- synonyms:
- bathe, douse, saturate, soak, souse, wet
- similar words:
- dip, dunk, hose, immerse, inundate, shower, steep, submerge, submerse
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| definition 2: |
to give oral liquid medicine to (an animal).
- similar words:
- dose
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| related words: |
bathe, quench, wash, wet |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or process of drenching.
- synonyms:
- dousing, saturation, soaking, wetting
- similar words:
- immersion, shower
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| derivations: |
drenchingly (adv.), drencher (n.) |
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