くぐらせる

くぐらせる【潜らせる】

let sb [sth] pass under [through]…; dip sb [sth] into….

●野菜を熱湯にくぐらせる dip vegetables into boiling water; blanch vegetables.

●ガリヴァーはその小人たちに股の間をくぐらせた. Gulliver let the little people pass between his legs.

・手術用の器具を消毒液にくぐらせた. The surgical instruments were briefly immersed in the sterilizing liquid.