Drench
11drench — (v.) c.1200, to submerge, drown, from O.E. drencan give drink to, ply with drink, make drunk; soak, saturate; submerge, drown, causative of drincan to drink (see DRINK (Cf. drink)), from P.Gmc. *drankijan (Cf. O.N. drekkja, Swed. dränka, Du.… …
12drench — *soak, saturate, sop, steep, impregnate, waterlog Analogous words: *permeate, pervade, penetrate, impenetrate …
13drench — [v] wet thoroughly deluge, dip, douse, drown, duck, dunk, flood, imbrue, immerse, impregnate, inundate, pour, saturate, seethe, soak, sodden, sop, souse, steep, submerge, teem; concept 256 Ant. dry, parch …
14drench — ► VERB 1) wet thoroughly; soak. 2) cover liberally with something. 3) forcibly give a liquid medicine to (an animal). ► NOUN ▪ a dose of medicine administered to an animal. ORIGIN Old English, related to DRINK(Cf. ↑d …
15Drench — For other uses, see Drench (disambiguation). Drench is a brand of bottled spring water owned by Britvic.[1] Drench is one of a range of water brands from Britvic, which includes Pennine Spring and Fruit Shoot H20.[2] Contents 1 The Water …
16drench — v. 1) to drench thoroughly 2) (D; tr.) to drench to (we were drenched to the skin) * * * [drentʃ] to drench thoroughly (D; tr.) to drench to (we were drenched to the skin) …
17drench — drencher, n. drenchingly, adv. /drench/, v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak. 2. to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep. 3. to cover or fill completely; bathe: trees drenched with sunlight. 4. Vet. Med. to administer a draft of medicine to (an… …
18drench — /drɛntʃ / (say drench) verb (t) 1. to wet thoroughly; steep; soak: garments drenched with rain; swords drenched in blood. 2. Veterinary Science to administer a draught of medicine to (an animal), especially by force: to drench a horse. 3.… …
19drench — I. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a poisonous or medicinal drink; specifically a large dose of medicine mixed with liquid and put down the throat of an animal 2. a. something that drenches b. a quantity sufficient to drench or saturate II.… …
20drench — UK [drentʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms drench : present tense I/you/we/they drench he/she/it drenches present participle drenching past tense drenched past participle drenched to make someone or something very wet …
