drenched

Meanings

• Adjective

  Soaked through with water or other liquid.

• Verb

  To make (someone or something) wet through.

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Synonyms

plashy , saturated , soaked

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with drenched
drenched , splenched , wrenched , pranked , manked,anked

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Variants

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drench , drenched , drencher , drenchers , drenches , drenching , sun-drenched

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Forms

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drenchedly, overdrenched, underdrenched

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Etymology

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From Old English drincan, meaning 'to drink'. The sense of 'soaked' developed from the idea of being filled with liquid.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'drenched' is often used to describe the appearance of certain types of bread, such as sourdough or focaccia, which are soaked in water or oil before baking.

2. In some parts of the world, people use the term 'drenched' to describe the feeling of being extremely cold, even if they are not actually wet.

3. The word 'drenched' is also used metaphorically to describe someone who is overwhelmed or emotionally soaked, such as after a particularly intense argument.

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Related Concepts

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1. Wet: A state of being soaked with water or other liquids. 'Drenched' is a more extreme form of being wet.

2. Saturated: A state of being completely filled with a substance, such as water. 'Drenched' implies that the substance is water and that the object or person is heavily soaked.

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Culture

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In literature, 'drenched' is often used to describe characters who are physically and emotionally soaked, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. In art, the image of a drenched landscape can evoke feelings of renewal and rebirth.

How to Memorize "drenched"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person standing in the rain, their clothes clinging to their body. Visualize the water droplets running down their face and soaking their hair.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'drenched' with the feeling of being soaked to the bone after a long rainstorm.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Drenched, like a drowned rat' to help memorize the meaning of the word.

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