[+ obj] : to make (someone or something) completely wet — often + with or in ▪ She drenched him with a bucket of cold water. — often used as (be) drenched ▪ The players were drenched in sweat after the game. ▪ pancakes drenched in syrup ▪ She was drenched in perfume. [=she was wearing a lot of perfume] — sometimes used figuratively ▪ a beach drenched in sunlight ▪ Her novels are drenched in history. — see also sun-drenched





