soak (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To soak in liquor, till the substance has imbibed what it can containII. To soften by s.ingIII. To wet thoroughlyB. Intrans.I. To lie in soakII. Of water, to s. into the earth. Phr. sweet water, when it s.s repeatedly through the earth, humor dulcis, ubi per terras crebrius idem percolatur, Lucr. 2, 473.III. Fig. to be drunk, drenched with wine a s.ing club, compōtōres, Cic. Ph. 2, 17, 42 • soak (v.): A. Trans.: I. To soak in liquor, till the substance has imbibed what it can contain: mācĕro, 1 mădĕfăcio, fēci, factum, 3: to s. bread, m. panem, Plin. 18, 11, 27, § 106. II. To soften by s.ing: mācĕro, 1: to s. boughs of broom in sea-water, m. ramos genistae aqua marina, id. 24, 9, 40, § 66: the dust of the herb is s.'d by acid, so that all its hardness may be softened, pulvis herbae maceratur ex aceto, ut omnis duritia solvatur, id. 33, 5, 26, § 88: cf. madefacere caules, id. 25, 6, 31, § 68. III. To wet thoroughly: mădĕfăcio: v. to drench. B. Intrans.: I. To lie in soak: mācĕresco, 3 (rare): make a paste of oil-dregs, add a small quantity of filings, let them s. well, lutum de amurca facito, palearum paulum addito, sinito macerescant bene, Cato, R. R. 92. II. Of water, to s. into the earth. Phr. sweet water, when it s.s repeatedly through the earth, humor dulcis, ubi per terras crebrius idem percolatur, Lucr. 2, 473. III. Fig. to be drunk, drenched with wine a s.ing club, compōtōres, Cic. Ph. 2, 17, 42: combĭbōnes, id. Fam. 9, 25, 2.