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 verb1: pickle2 a: to plunge in liquid : immerse b: drench, saturate3: to make drunk : inebriateintransitive verb: to become immersed or drenched