/ drentʃ; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] [ often passive ] drench sb/sth (in / with sth) to make sb/sth completely wet
SYN soak :
We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin.
His face was drenched with sweat.
( figurative )
She drenched herself in perfume.
➡ note at wet
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English drencan force to drink , drenc a drink or draught , of Germanic origin; related to German tränken (verb), Trank (noun), also to drink .