LAVAGE Antonyms

• dryness resulting from the removal of water

• the process of extracting moisture

• emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

• a shortage of rainfall

• a prolonged shortage

• the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

• moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

• objectivity and detachment

• the act of removing the contents of something

• the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

• an overwhelming number or amount

• the process of totally saturating something with a substance

• the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid

• a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence

• chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

• the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

• washing something by allowing it to soak

• submerge in a liquid

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

• leave as a guarantee in return for money

• beat severely

• make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

• become drunk or drink excessively

• fill, soak, or imbue totally

• heat a metal prior to working it

• thrust or throw into

• devote (oneself) fully to

• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

• cause to be immersed