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промачивать — meaning in English

promachivat

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English meaning

  • drench verb To soak someone or something completely by pouring or splashing liquid on it, or by immersing it.
  • sodden adj Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.

Senses

промачивать 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.
  • sodden (transitive) To drench, soak or saturate.

drench — full definition

  1. verb To soak someone or something completely by pouring or splashing liquid on it, or by immersing it.
  2. noun A dose of medicine given to an animal, often forced down its throat.

sodden — full definition

  1. adj Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
  2. adj Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.
  3. adj Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance).

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