Definition

The amount of liquid that is absorbed by something, or the state of being wet from liquid.

Example

After the heavy rain, the soakage of the ground was evident as puddles formed everywhere.

Conversation

Did you notice how much soakage we got from last night's rain?

Yeah, my yard is completely flooded now!

I guess we need to think about better drainage to manage the soakage.

Definitely! Otherwise, we'll have a swamp instead of a garden.

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Root Explanation

Soakage is formed from "soak" (from Old English *sōcian*, meaning to cause to become wet) and "-age" (a suffix used to form nouns indicating a state or condition). The word "soakage" refers to the state or condition of being soaked or the process of soaking.

Memory Tip

Think of the word 'soak' meaning to make something wet, and the '-age' suffix indicating a state, so 'soakage' means the state of being wet.

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