indrench en · VERB
Etymology
From in- + drench or equivalent.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To sink or immerse; to steep.
They lye indrench'd. I tell thee, I am mad
c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indrenched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| indrenched | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| indrenches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| indrenching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |