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Added 9 October 2026

drench

/dɹɛnt͡ʃ/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about drench at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged.
The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
Force to drink.
Permeate or impregnate.
The war drenched the country in blood

Origin

From Middle English drench, drenche (“beverage, drink; cup of drink, specifically a poisoned drink; medicinal potion, specifically an emetic (?)”) [and other forms], from Old English drenċ (“drink; draft, potion; dose (of medicine, poison, etc.)”), from Proto-West Germanic *dranki, from Proto-Germanic *drankiz (“drink; potion; dose”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw, pull; to gulp; to sip”). Doublet of drink (noun).

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