waterlog

waterlog

verb

Definition of WATERLOG

to make wet <the wood was too waterlogged by the downpour to be used for a fire>

Synonyms bathe, bedraggle, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, soak, sodden, sop, souse, wash, water, waterlog, water-soak, wet down

Related Words asperse, bedew, damp, dampen, drizzle, humidify, hydrate, mist, moisten, moisturize, shower, sprinkle; deluge, flood, hose (down), inundate, overflow; submerge, swamp; splash; impregnate, saturate, steep; flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, slosh, sluice; dip, duck, dunk; rehydrate, rewash, rewet

Near Antonyms dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry; drip-dry, wring; dehumidify

Antonyms dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear