n.
Pronunciation: ' sau ̇ s
Function: verb
Inflected Form: soused ; sous · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French suz, souce pickling juice, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sulza brine, Old English sealt salt
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : PICKLE
2 a : to plunge in liquid : IMMERSE b : DRENCH , SATURATE
3 : to make drunk : INEBRIATE
intransitive verb : to become immersed or drenched