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Antonyms for drench

Grammar : Verb
Spell : drench
Phonetic Transcription : drɛntʃ

Definition of drench

Origin :
  • c.1200, "to submerge, drown," from Old English drencan "give drink to, ply with drink, make drunk; soak, saturate; submerge, drown," causative of drincan "to drink" (see drink), from Proto-Germanic *drankijan (cf. Old Norse drekkja, Swedish dränka, Dutch drenken, German tränken, Gothic dragkjan "to give to drink"). Sense of "to wet thoroughly by throwing liquid over" is from c.1550. Related: Drenched; drenching.
  • verb wet thoroughly
Example sentences :
  • When I drench my insides with tea I sort of want it to take a hold.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Mix and boil down to one quart; when cool give it as a drench.
  • Extract from : « One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed » by C. A. Bogardus
  • Dole sunlight into his room by degrees; and when he can bear it, drench him with it.
  • Extract from : « A Simpleton » by Charles Reade
  • Where Molly and Sandy rode they were exposed to the first drench of a cloud-burst.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Or are you, reader, one who delights to drench his mirth in tears?
  • Extract from : « The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb » by Charles Lamb
  • But beware, incautious traveller—ten to one you will drench yourself.
  • Extract from : « Poor Folk in Spain » by Jan Gordon
  • It struck the wall and broke, near enough to him to drench him.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor's Red Lamp » by Various
  • But the drench of water and her hair blinded her so that she could not see.
  • Extract from : « The Country Beyond » by James Oliver Curwood
  • She will drench us, but I don't much think she will swamp us.
  • Extract from : « Love Me Little, Love Me Long » by Charles Reade
  • He had not minded the sprinkling on his sides, but this gave him a drench in the face.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Washington » by Amanda M. Douglas

Synonyms for drench

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