单词 | overdrown |
释义 | overdrownv. Now rare. transitive. To flood with water or tears; to submerge, drench. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being or making very wet > make very wet [verb (transitive)] drenchc1000 washc1275 drowna1300 drunkena1300 drunka1382 bewetc1400 bedrenchc1450 bucka1513 sowp1513 drooka1522 sousea1542 soaken1577 overdrown1579 soss1587 embay1590 steep1590 overdrencha1592 embathe1593 indrench1593 imbue1594 douse1606 besob1609 bucket1621 sob1625 dash1670 sop1682 saturate1696 float1729 water1754 sodden1812 douche1864 poach1881 tosh1883 sod1895 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin vi. 349 Subiect to raynes, whiche, by reason of the basenesse of the place do so ouerdrowne it. 1633 J. Ford Loves Sacrifice ii. sig. Fv Those eyes Which lately were so ouerdrown'd in teares. 1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. II. 539/2 Overdrown, to saturate or drench to excess; to moisten excessively. DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being or making very wet > [adjective] > flooded overdrowned1616 overfloweda1671 deluged1712 waterwashed1808 flooded1836 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 7 Casting round her ouer-drowned eyes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1579 |
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