drench
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An act of making someone or something completely wet.
Pronunciation
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drehnchIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɹɛntʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
An act of making someone or something completely wet; a soak or soaking, a wetting.
An amount of water or some other liquid that will make someone or something completely wet.
verb
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
transitive
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic), to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.
Force to drink
transitive
To cause (someone) to drink; to provide (someone) with a drink.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
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- “The war drenched the country in blood.”verb
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