DRENCH


Meaning of DRENCH in English

v. & n.

--v.tr.

1. a wet thoroughly (was drenched by the rain). b saturate; soak (in liquid).

2 force (an animal) to take medicine.

3 archaic cause to drink.

--n.

1. a soaking; a downpour.

2 medicine administered to an animal.

3 archaic a medicinal or poisonous draught.

Etymology: OE drencan, drenc f. Gmc: rel. to DRINK

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.