drench

[ drench ]

/ drɛntʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to wet thoroughly; soak.

to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep.

to cover or fill completely; bathe: trees drenched with sunlight.

Veterinary Medicine. to administer a draft of medicine to (an animal), especially by force: to drench a horse.

Archaic. to cause to drink.

noun

the act of drenching.

something that drenches: a drench of rain.

a preparation for drenching or steeping.

a solution, especially one of fermenting bran, for drenching hides or skins.

a large drink or draft.

a draft of medicine, especially one administered to an animal by force.

Horticulture. a mixture of pesticide and water applied to the soil surrounding a plant.

Origin of drench

First recorded before 900; Middle English drenchen,Old English drencan, causative of drincan “to drink” (see drink); cognate with Dutch drenken,German tränken “to water, give to drink”

synonym study for drench

1. See wet.

OTHER WORDS FROM drench

drencher, noundrench·ing·ly, adverbun·drenched, adjective

Words nearby drench

dreidel, dreigh, dreikanter, Dreiser, Dreiser, Theodore, drench, Drenthe, drepanid, drepanocyte, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytosis

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Example sentences from the Web for drench

No, mother, not with indifference, far from it; for it inaugurates a war that will drench the land with blood.
Elsie's Womanhood|Martha Finley
Drench is the causative of drink: here the nominative of the verb is ‘Iris’ and the object ‘beds.’
Milton's Comus|John Milton
A drench of 1½ drams of gallic acid dissolved in a pint of water should be given.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mix for drench; if repeated, it should be followed by a purgative, as soon as the spasms have subsided.
Cattle and Their Diseases|Robert Jennings

But now they did no harm except to drench her husband's gray tie, and they brought a lovely flush to her face.
The Mountain Girl|Payne Erskine

British Dictionary definitions for drench

drench

/ (drɛntʃ) /

verb (tr)

to make completely wet; soak

to give liquid medicine to (an animal), esp by force

noun

the act or an instance of drenching

a dose of liquid medicine given to an animal

Derived forms of drench

drencher, noundrenching, noun, adjective

Word Origin for drench

Old English drencan to cause to drink; related to Old High German trenken

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	drench
释义	drench [ drench ] / drɛntʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR drench ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to wet thoroughly; soak. to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep. to cover or fill completely; bathe: trees drenched with sunlight. Veterinary Medicine. to administer a draft of medicine to (an animal), especially by force: to drench a horse. Archaic. to cause to drink. noun the act of drenching. something that drenches: a drench of rain. a preparation for drenching or steeping. a solution, especially one of fermenting bran, for drenching hides or skins. a large drink or draft. a draft of medicine, especially one administered to an animal by force. Horticulture. a mixture of pesticide and water applied to the soil surrounding a plant. Origin of drench First recorded before 900; Middle English drenchen,Old English drencan, causative of drincan “to drink” (see drink); cognate with Dutch drenken,German tränken “to water, give to drink” synonym study for drench 1. See wet. OTHER WORDS FROM drench drencher, noundrench·ing·ly, adverbun·drenched, adjective Words nearby drench dreidel, dreigh, dreikanter, Dreiser, Dreiser, Theodore, drench, Drenthe, drepanid, drepanocyte, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drench No, mother, not with indifference, far from it; for it inaugurates a war that will drench the land with blood. Elsie's Womanhood\|Martha Finley Drench is the causative of drink: here the nominative of the verb is ‘Iris’ and the object ‘beds.’ Milton's Comus\|John Milton A drench of 1½ drams of gallic acid dissolved in a pint of water should be given. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle\|U.S. Department of Agriculture Mix for drench; if repeated, it should be followed by a purgative, as soon as the spasms have subsided. Cattle and Their Diseases\|Robert Jennings But now they did no harm except to drench her husband's gray tie, and they brought a lovely flush to her face. The Mountain Girl\|Payne Erskine British Dictionary definitions for drench drench / (drɛntʃ) / verb (tr) to make completely wet; soak to give liquid medicine to (an animal), esp by force noun the act or an instance of drenching a dose of liquid medicine given to an animal Derived forms of drench drencher, noundrenching, noun, adjective Word Origin for drench Old English drencan to cause to drink; related to Old High German trenken Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to drench inundate, soak, deluge, saturate, drown, douse, submerge, impregnate, steep, immerse, dunk, souse, teem, flood, pour, sop, seethe, duck, dip, imbrue
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drench

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of drench

synonym study for drench

OTHER WORDS FROM drench

Words nearby drench

Example sentences from the Web for drench

British Dictionary definitions for drench

verb (tr)

noun

Derived forms of drench

Word Origin for drench

Words related to drench