- 1to make someone or something completely wet synonym soak drench somebody/something We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. drench somebody/something in/with something His face was drenched with sweat.
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- 2(figurative) She drenched herself in perfume. Thesauruswet
- moist
- damp
- soaked
- drenched
- saturated
- wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:The car skidded on the wet road. You'll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
- moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful:a rich, moist cake
- damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant:The cabin was cold and damp.
- soaked (somewhat informal) very wet:You're soaked through! (= completely wet)
- drenched very wet:We got caught in the storm and were drenched to the skin.
- Both of these words can be used with with or in:soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked, but not usually drenched, can also be used before a noun:their soaked clothes their drenched clothes
- saturated very wet:The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
- wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
- soaked/drenched in something
- somebody's coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
- wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/soil
drench
verbNAmE//drɛntʃ//
[often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they drench he / she / it drenches
past simple drenched
-ing form drenching
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