[ noun ]
the act of making something completely wet
<noun.act>
he gave it a good drenching

Souse \Souse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sousing}.] [Cf. F. saucer to wet with sauce. See {Souse}
pickle.]
1. To steep in pickle; to pickle. ``A soused gurnet.''
--Shak.

2. To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid.

They soused me over head and ears in water.
--Addison.

3. To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly.

Although I be well soused in this shower.
--Gascoigne.