overdrenchv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdrɛn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdrɛn(t)ʃ/

Forms: see over- prefix and drench v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, drench v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + drench v.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the late 16th cent.

†1. transitive. To make to drink excessively; to make drunk, intoxicate. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) v. iii. 117 Hie hie selfe mid ealoð oferdrencton.

OE Judith 31 Swa se inwidda ofer ealne dæg dryhtguman sine drencte mid wine, swiðmod sinces brytta, oðþæt hie on swiman lagon, oferdrencte his duguðe ealle.

OE Stowe Psalter lxiv. 10 Visitasti terram et inebriasti eam : þu neosadest eorðan & oferdrenctest hig.

2. transitive. To drench excessively. Usually in passive. Also figurative. Cf. drench v. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being or making very wet > make very wet [verb (transitive)]

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a1592 R. Greene Hist. Orlando Furioso (1594) sig. Hiii I stand amazde, deepe ouerdrencht with ioy.

1871 M. Collins Poet's Philos. in Inn of Strange Meetings & Other Poems (ed. 2) 45 The world is wondrous, for the world is new; Dim drosera is all o'erdrenched with dew.

1881 O. Wilde Wks. (1909) She stands with eyes marred by the mists of pain, Like some wan lily overdrenched with rain.

1993 Daily Variety (Nexis) 10 May (Review section) The film is rather overdrenched in amber-hued ambiance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overdrench
释义	overdrenchv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdrɛn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdrɛn(t)ʃ/ Forms: see over- prefix and drench v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, drench v. Etymology: < over- prefix + drench v.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the late 16th cent. †1. transitive. To make to drink excessively; to make drunk, intoxicate. Obsolete. ΚΠ eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) v. iii. 117 Hie hie selfe mid ealoð oferdrencton. OE Judith 31 Swa se inwidda ofer ealne dæg dryhtguman sine drencte mid wine, swiðmod sinces brytta, oðþæt hie on swiman lagon, oferdrencte his duguðe ealle. OE Stowe Psalter lxiv. 10 Visitasti terram et inebriasti eam : þu neosadest eorðan & oferdrenctest hig. 2. transitive. To drench excessively. Usually in passive. Also figurative. Cf. drench v. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being or making very wet > make very wet [verb (transitive)] drenchc1000 washc1275 drowna1300 drunkena1300 drunka1382 bewetc1400 bedrenchc1450 bucka1513 sowp1513 drooka1522 sousea1542 soaken1577 overdrown1579 soss1587 embay1590 steep1590 overdrencha1592 embathe1593 indrench1593 imbue1594 douse1606 besob1609 bucket1621 sob1625 dash1670 sop1682 saturate1696 float1729 water1754 sodden1812 douche1864 poach1881 tosh1883 sod1895 a1592 R. Greene Hist. Orlando Furioso (1594) sig. Hiii I stand amazde, deepe ouerdrencht with ioy. 1871 M. Collins Poet's Philos. in Inn of Strange Meetings & Other Poems (ed. 2) 45 The world is wondrous, for the world is new; Dim drosera is all o'erdrenched with dew. 1881 O. Wilde Wks. (1909) She stands with eyes marred by the mists of pain, Like some wan lily overdrenched with rain. 1993 Daily Variety (Nexis) 10 May (Review section) The film is rather overdrenched in amber-hued ambiance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.eOE
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