English to English
drench
(dr/E/n/tS/
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noun (n)
- A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.(noun)source: webster1913
- A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- force to drink(verb.consumption)source: wordnet30
- permeate or impregnate(verb.change)Example:
The war drenched the country in blood.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913