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1. The act of making something completely wet
   "he gave it a good drenching";
   - soaking, souse, sousing

1. Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
   "The tsunami drenched every boat in the harbour";
   - swamp
    
2. Force to drink
    
3. Permeate or impregnate
   "The war drenched the country in blood";
   - imbrue
    
4. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
   - douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse

Derived forms: drenchings

Type of: cater, flood, impregnate, ply, provide, saturate, supply, wet, wetting

Encyclopedia: Drench