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onderdompelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  • immerse verb To put something completely under the surface of a liquid.
  • sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.

Senses

onderdompelen is used for these senses in English:

  • douse (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • immerse (transitive) To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
  • sink (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

douse — full definition

  1. verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  2. verb To put out a flame or light.

immerse — full definition

  1. verb To put something completely under the surface of a liquid.
  2. verb To involve oneself completely in an activity or experience.
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