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drench
to make something completely wet
Synonyms
- soak
- saturate
- wet
Antonyms
- dry
- parch
drench in a sentence
The garden sprinkler drenched my shoes as I ran past it.
The unexpected rain drenched our towels before we could bring them inside.
Where it comes from
From Old English drencan 'to soak or make drink'
Memory hook
A drenching leaves you dripping.
Read it in context
- The Agreement at Alder Crossing History