To drink (an alcoholic beverage); also, to cause (someone) to drink such a beverage; to drench; to drown.
To drink an alcoholic beverage; also, to become intoxicated; to get drunk.
To drown.
Origin
From Middle English drinklen, drinkelen, drenklen, from Old English *drenclian, frequentative form of Old English drenċan, equivalent to drink + -le and drench + -le. Compare dronkle, drunkle.
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