drench

verb

1. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; “The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor”

   Synonyms

   • swamp

   Less specific

   • flood

2. force to drink

   Less specific

   • provide, supply, ply, cater

3. permeate or impregnate; “The war drenched the country in blood”

   Synonyms

   • imbrue

   Less specific

   • impregnate, saturate

4. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; “souse water on his hot face”

   Synonyms

   • douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse

   Less specific

   • wet

   More specific

   • brine, bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret, sluice, flush