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to souse

to souse

1 8.8
To soak something completely in liquid
  • verb
  • /saʊs/
translation icon : empapar
  • The gardener had to souse the newly planted bushes to give them enough moisture to thrive.

Examples

  • We were soused with titan urine and sickened by the stench.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • You douse and you souse

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)

  • Sousing him in the fountain was nearly as good, though. p136

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The chef decided to souse the fish in a mixture of vinegar and spices to enhance its flavor.

  • She plans to souse the vegetables in water before steaming them for dinner.

Synonyms

to soak
vsto souse
141 1.0

Make something very wet by putting it into water or other liquid

is focused on thorough covering and drenching rather than mere brief contact
to plunge
vsto souse
56 4.2

To move suddenly and energetically into something like water or a new activity

is about thorough wetting without implying sudden or forceful action
to saturate
vsto souse
55 5.2

Make something so full of liquid or color that it can take no more

focuses on complete capacity being reached rather than just heavy wetting action
to submerge
vsto souse
42 3.9

To put something completely under water or another liquid

is about making fully wet whether below surface or by pouring over it
to drench
vsto souse
34 3.0

Make someone or something completely wet with a lot of liquid

is similar but stresses full saturation rather than only heavy surface wetting
to drown
vsto souse
31 1.0

Cover completely with liquid, for example food in sauce

is about making very wet without implying complete submergence or loss
to wet
vsto souse
26 1.0

To make something wet by covering it with liquid

is about full immersion and deep saturation rather than light surface dampening
to infuse
vsto souse
19 4.1

Soak herbs or tea leaves in hot water to give their flavor

is about making very wet generally rather than specifically extracting flavor or properties
to douse
vsto souse
18 4.4

To pour liquid over a person or thing to make them wet

emphasizes full soaking throughout rather than just rapid surface pouring
to immerse
vsto souse
9 4.2

Put something completely into a liquid to cover it

covers the same full covering but also includes heavy wetting by other means
to steep
vsto souse
8 3.5

To soak something in liquid to get flavor or clean it

is focused on heavy wetting for any purpose rather than flavor extraction or cleansing
to submerge in
vsto souse
6 5.0

To put something completely under water or to become very involved in an activity

focuses only on making very wet rather than figurative deep involvement
to soak through
vsto souse
6 3.1

To become completely wet all the way through

is about actively making very wet rather than the passive result of passing through
to impregnate
vsto souse
3 7.4

To fill something completely with a liquid or chemical

is about wetting broadly rather than specifically filling with another substance
to sop
vsto souse
  • Archaic
1 8.3

To make something take in liquid until it is very wet

is about heavy wetting generally rather than the act of filling material deeply
to submerse
vsto souse
1 7.3

To put something under the surface of water

is more general about thorough wetting not limited to going under surface
to dowse
vsto souse
7.8

To pour water over something so it becomes completely wet

is about full wetting by immersion or prolonged contact rather than only pouring
to sog
vsto souse
7.7

To make something very wet by putting liquid on it

is about thorough wetting generally rather than the damaged, heavy result

Antonyms

to dry
570 1.0

To become free of water or wetness

How Soaked

to drench
34 3.0
to souse
1 8.8
to soak
141 1.0
to wet
26 1.0
to moisten
7 3.0

Surface Forms

souse infinitive
soused past
soused past participle
sousing present participle
souses third person singular

Etymology

To souse something is to soak or drench it completely, like dipping it into water or oil. So the verb means to immerse or wet something through and through.