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drench



drench [drench drenches drenched drenching] BrE [drentʃ] NAmE [drentʃ] verb often passive
to make sb/sth completely wet
Syn: soak
~ sb/sth We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin.
~ sb/sth in/with sth His face was drenched with sweat.
• (figurative)She drenched herself in perfume.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English drencan ‘force to drink’, drenc ‘a drink or draught’, of Germanic origin; related to German tränken (verb), Trank (noun), also to ↑drink.

Synonyms:
wet
moist • damp • soaked • drenched • saturated
These words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.
wet • covered with or full of liquid, especially water: The car had skidded on the wet road. You'll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
moist • slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful: a lovely rich moist cake
damp • slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant: The cottage was cold and damp.
soaked • (rather informal) very wet: You're soaked through! (= completely wet)
drenched • very wet: We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
soaked or drenched?
Both of these words can be used with with or in: soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun: their soaked clothes ◇ their drenched clothes
saturated • very wet: The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with sth
soaked/drenched in sth
sb's coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated

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