to wet thoroughly; soak.

to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep.

to cover or fill completely; bathe

trees drenched with sunlight.

Veterinary Medicine . to administer a draft of medicine to (an animal), esp. by force

to drench a horse.

Archaic . to cause to drink.

the act of drenching.

something that drenches

a drench of rain.

a preparation for drenching or steeping.

a solution, esp. one of fermenting bran, for drenching hides or skins.

a large drink or draft.

a draft of medicine, esp. one administered to an animal by force.

Horticulture . a mixture of pesticide and water applied to the soil surrounding a plant.

verb

dry , parch

verb

deluge , dip , douse , drown , duck , dunk , flood , imbrue , immerse , impregnate , inundate , pour , saturate , seethe , soak , sodden , sop , souse , steep , submerge , teem , dose , draft , hose , permeate , waterlog , wet