doordrenken — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
doordrenken is used for these senses in English:
- drench To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.
- imbue In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
drench — full definition
- verb To soak someone or something completely by pouring or splashing liquid on it, or by immersing it.
- noun A dose of medicine given to an animal, often forced down its throat.
imbue — full definition
- verb To fill someone or something with a quality, feeling or idea so that it spreads through the whole of it.
- verb To soak or saturate something with a liquid, especially a dye.