Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To drench; drown.
- To drown.
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- verb transitive To cause to
drink ;drench ;drown ; drink;get drunk . - verb intransitive To
drown .
Etymologies
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From Middle English drinklen, drinkelen, drenklen ("to plunge, drown"), from Old English *drenclian (“to drown”), frequentative form of Old English drencan ("to give to drink, give drink to, drench, make drunk, ply with drink; soak, saturate; submerge, drown, plunge; sink"), equivalent to drink + -le and drench + -le. Compare dronkle, drunkle.
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