drenching

English Thesaurus

1. the act of making something completely wet (noun.act)

hypernym	:	wetting,
definition	:	the act of making something wet (noun.act)

derivation	:	douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse,
definition	:	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto (verb.change)

derivation	:	dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse,
definition	:	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate (verb.contact)

derivation	:	douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse,
definition	:	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto (verb.change)

derivation	:	dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse,
definition	:	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate (verb.contact)