"bedrench" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedrenches [present, singular, third-person], bedrenching [participle, present], bedrenched [participle, past], bedrenched [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bidrenchen (attested in past participle bidrenkt, bidreint), equivalent to be- (“all over; completely”) + drench. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bidrenchen}} Middle English bidrenchen, {{prefix|en|be|drench|t1=all over; completely}} be- (“all over; completely”) + drench Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedrench (third-person singular simple present bedrenches, present participle bedrenching, simple past and past participle bedrenched)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-bedrench-en-verb-vF-hvaHL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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