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Meaning of 'drench' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Drench [ n.]
- A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book.
2 . Drench [ v. t.]
- To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic.
- To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
- A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.

Meaning of 'drench' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . drench [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Example in sentence:
  • souse water on his hot face
Meaning (2):
- drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
Example in sentence:
  • The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
Meaning (3):
- permeate or impregnate
Example in sentence:
  • The war drenched the country in blood

Nearby Words:

dread dread-bolted dreadable dreaded dreader dreadful dreadfully dreadfulness dreading dreadingly

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