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Verb: drench  drench
  1. Make very wet or full of water
    "The tsunami drenched every boat in the harbour";
    - swamp
     
  2. Permeate or impregnate
    "The war drenched the country in blood";
    - imbrue
     
  3. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
    - douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
     
  4. Force to drink

Derived forms: drenched, drenches, drenching

Type of: cater, flood, impregnate, ply, provide, saturate, supply, wet

Encyclopedia: Drench, Steven