soakage
- noun
- /ˈsoʊkɪdʒ/
- Archaic
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inmersión
- Overnight soakage made the beans perfect for cooking.
Examples
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The soakage was noticeable.
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The old ship's wood needed soakage before it could be restored.
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Continuous soakage of the soil helped the plants survive the drought.
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Look at the soakage here!
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After a heavy rainfall, the soakage of the ground allowed the plants to absorb more water.
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The soil's soakage improved after we added mulch to retain moisture.
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Proper soakage of the beans overnight is essential for making a delicious stew.
Synonyms
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1.2
An act of putting something in water to soften or clean it
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2.7
An act of making something completely wet by putting it in water
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A heavy soaking that makes a person or thing completely wet
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The act of making a surface wet
Making something very wet by covering it with water or other liquid
A state of being very wet or full of water that often makes things soft
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Morphology
Etymology
The word soakage comes from the verb soak ('to make very wet') plus the ending -age (seen in words like drainage) that makes it a noun meaning 'the process or result'. So, soakage means the process or result of something becoming very wet and full of liquid.