drench

/dˈɹentʃ/DRENCH

/dˈɹɛntʃ/DRENCH

Meaningto drink

Common meaning: soak thoroughly

drenchto drinkSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 179 · scan

Journey through time

Old Englishdrencan‘to drink’source B&T
Middle Englishdrenchensource
Englishmeaning shiftsto drink → soak thoroughlydrench‘soak thoroughly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Old English drencan ‘to drink’.

Roots

drencan Old English “to drink”

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