doordrenken

Definitions of doordrenken
  1. verb
    cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
    synonyms: dopen, drenken, indompelen, indopen, inweken, marineren, slempen, weken
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    types:
    verregenen
    make wet and dirty, as from rain
    roten, rotten
    place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
    spoelen
    irrigate with water from a sluice
    type of:
    begieten, gieten, natmaken
    cause to become wet
  2. verb
    be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
  3. verb
    drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
    synonyms: onderlopen, onderstromen
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    type of:
    overlopen, overstromen, overvloeien
    cover with liquid, usually water
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