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drench definition

drench (drenc̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to make (a horse, cow, etc.) swallow a medicinal liquid
  2. to make wet all over; soak or saturate in liquid

Etymology: ME drenchen < OE drencan, to make drink, drown, caus. of drincan, to drink < Gmc *drank-, pret. stem of *drinkan, drink + -jan, caus. suffix

noun

  1. a large liquid dose, esp. for a sick animal
  2. a drenching or soaking
  3. a solution for soaking

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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