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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drench \Drench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drenched}; p. pr & vb n. {Drenching}.] [AS. drencan to give to drink, to drench, the causal of drincan to drink; akin to D. drenken, Sw dr["a]nka, G. tr["a]nken. See {Drink}.] 1. To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of as of a horse; hence to purge violently by physic. As ``to fell,'' is ``to make to fall,'' and ``to lay,'' to make to lie.'' so ``to drench,'' is ``to make to drink.'' --Trench. 2. To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse. Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; Their moisture has already drenched the plain. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drench \Drench\, n. [AS. drenc. See {Drench}, v. t.] A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also a potion that causes purging. ``A drench of wine.'' --Dryden. Give my roan horse a drench. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drench \Drench\, n. [AS. dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icel. drengr.] (O. Eng. Law) A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book. [Obs.] --Burrill. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: drench v 1: drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged [syn: {swamp}] 2: force (animals) to drink 3: permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" [syn: {imbrue}] 4: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {douse}, {dowse}, {soak}, {sop}, {souse}]
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