drench

Verb
  1. Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged (synset 202777522)
    "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
    is a type of: flood - cover with liquid, usually water
    same as: swamp
  2. Force to drink (synset 201171869)
    causes: drink, imbibe - take in liquids
    referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  3. Permeate or impregnate (synset 200499244)
    "The war drenched the country in blood"
    is a type of: impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely
    same as: imbrue
  4. Cover with liquid;
    Pour liquid onto (synset 200216642)
    "souse water on his hot face"
    is a type of: wet - cause to become wet
    subtypes:
    • brine - soak in brine
    • bedraggle, draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rain
    • bate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
    • ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
    • flush, sluice - irrigate with water from a sluice
    same as: douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse

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