English verb: drench | |||
1. | drench (weather) drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged | ||
Samples | The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor. | ||
Synonyms | swamp | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flood | ||
2. | drench (consumption) force to drink | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cater, ply, provide, supply | ||
Cause | drink, imbibe | ||
Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
3. | drench (change) permeate or impregnate | ||
Samples | The war drenched the country in blood. | ||
Examples | The waters drench the area | ||
Synonyms | imbrue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impregnate, saturate | ||
4. | drench (change) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||
Samples | Souse water on his hot face. | ||
Examples | They drench the cloth with water and alcohol | ||
Synonyms | douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wet | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bate, bedraggle, brine, draggle, flush, ret, sluice | ||