drench | Definition of drench

Synonyms and Antonyms of drench

1 to make wet

we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm

Synonyms of drench

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

Words Related to drench

asperse, bedew, damp, dampen, drizzle, humidify, hydrate, mist, moisten, moisturize, shower, sprinkle

deluge, flood, hose (down), inundate, overflow

submerge, swamp

impregnate, saturate, steep

flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, slosh, sluice

dip, duck, dunk

rehydrate, rewash, rewet

Near Antonyms of drench

dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry

drip-dry, wring

Antonyms of drench

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

2 to wet thoroughly with liquid

when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet

Synonyms of drench

drown, impregnate, macerate, saturate, soak, sodden, sop, souse, steep

Words Related to drench

waterlog, water-soak

marinate, seethe

dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp

bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water

infiltrate, penetrate, permeate

damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

Near Antonyms of drench

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear

drain, empty, void

Antonyms of drench