Definition of DRENCH

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Verb

soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate mean to permeate or be permeated with a liquid. soak implies usually prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing. soak the garment in soapy water saturate implies a resulting effect of complete absorption until no more liquid can be held. a saturated sponge drench implies a thorough wetting by something that pours down or is poured. clothes drenched by a cloudburst steep suggests either the extraction of an essence (as of tea leaves) by the liquid or the imparting of a quality (such as a color) to the thing immersed. steep the tea for five minutes impregnate implies a thorough interpenetration of one thing by another. a cake strongly impregnated with brandy

Examples of drench in a Sentence

Verb

we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Maria also inflicted significant damage on Guadeloupe, Dominica, and the U.S. Virgin Islands — all places that are expected to be drenched with several inches of rain in the coming days thanks to Beryl. — Brett Clarkson, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Beryl's remnants to bring heavy rain to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands," 8 July 2018 In a speech last year, Barber noted that the struggle for America’s soul is drenched in the crusades against slavery, against Jim Crow laws and in the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Caesar Chavez. — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "In America's moral civil war, whose side is God on, anyway? | Will Bunch," 17 June 2018 Weed business is booming, and the market is drenched with millions of CBD products for a healthier, chiller you. — Brennan Kilbane, GQ, "The Best CBD Products for Soothing Your Body and Mind," 20 Apr. 2018 For this latest endeavor, Andrei, along with Handel Architects and Bonetti Kozerski Studio, created interior aesthetics that embrace modern, pared-down living drenched in ocean views, natural light, and sea breezes. — Wendy Goodman, The Cut, "Asbury Park’s Glam Squad," 12 July 2018 The funny irony of it all is that the pappardelle ($19) is one of the better dishes on the menu, its fresh wide noodles drenched in an earthy and rich wild mushroom Marsala. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Restaurant Review: Detroit's Empire Kitchen & Cocktails has no clothes," 12 July 2018 Inside the sun-drenched, multi-story lobby on State Highway 242 sits a quiet hub of medical innovation offering significant economic benefits to the south Montgomery County area. — Marialuisa Rincon, Houston Chronicle, "Methodist Hospital celebrates its first year in The Woodlands," 7 July 2018 Fargeat plays out this fable upon the landscape of a Technicolor desert, sun-drenched and crystal clear. — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, "Bloody, beautiful 'Revenge' continues cherchez la femme genre wave," 10 May 2018 You can be drenched in your own breastmilk and tears, or you can be gleefully coated in Tostitos dust and still need to call in for some help. — Sandy Jorgenson, Glamour, "I Didn’t Know I Had Postpartum Depression Until It Was Gone," 26 Mar. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The third choice is to use a liquid spray or drench to kill the plant. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Here’s what’s eating your currant bushes and ‘spitting’ on your wild roses," 13 July 2018 That’s the point of this ancient and joyous Armenian custom: to get drenched and, in turn, drench as many people as possible. — Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com, "Ancient Armenian water celebration comes to Watertown," 9 July 2018 To keep crape myrtle scale under control apply Imidacloprid systemic insecticide as a soil drench in mid-to-late May (or now). — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, "The crape myrtle: Facts on the finest flowering shrub in the south," 21 June 2018 Rain is forecast from dawn until dusk in London on the biggest street party day, Sunday, almost certainly resulting in a quintessentially British drench-fest. — Graham Smith, Time, "Harry and Meghan's Wedding Is a Reminder That Britain Doesn't Need the Royals," 18 May 2018 More watery fun can be found just steps away at Splashaway Bay, a kiddie aqua park with smaller slides, water cannons, a multi-platform jungle gym and a gigantic drench bucket. — Gene Sloan, USA TODAY, "Five things to love about Royal Caribbean's new Symphony of the Seas," 4 Apr. 2018 More than 212,000 people have fled fighting around Idlib in the past month, many of them sleeping in the open as temperatures plunge and rain drenches makeshift campsites, according to the United Nations. — Washington Post, "Turkey launches airstrikes in Syria against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters," 21 Jan. 2018 By Monday, though, the fire hose could swing south and drench communities north of Seattle, according to the National Weather Service. — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "Sick of rain? Sorry, there’s more in the pipeline," 27 Jan. 2018 Use a drench of Banrot, Aliette or Subdue fungicides to ward off root rot; drench valuable palms. — miamiherald, "Trees downed? Shrubs scattered? How to make your garden bloom after the storm," 12 Sep. 2017

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