natural action, natural process, activity, action - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"

lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"

brine - soak in brine

bedraggle - make wet and dirty, as from rain

bate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

ret - of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue

sluice, flush - irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

affect - act physically on; have an effect upon

fuddle, befuddle - make stupid with alcohol

booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

steep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

brew - sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"

impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"

heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "heat the soup"