Main Entry: ¹souse

Pronunciation: \ˈsau̇s\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): soused; sous·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French suz, souce pickling juice, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sulza brine, Old English sealt salt

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : pickle
2 a : to plunge in liquid : immerse b : drench, saturate
3 : to make drunk : inebriateintransitive verb : to become immersed or drenched