drench

[ drench ]
/ drɛntʃ /

verb (used with object)

noun

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, noun drench·ing·ly, adverb un·drenched, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for drenched

British Dictionary definitions for drenched

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, noun drenching, noun, adjective

Word Origin for drench

Old English drencan to cause to drink; related to Old High German trenken