water-logging

wa·ter·log

[waw-ter-lawg, -log, wot-er-] verb, wa·ter·logged, wa·ter·log·ging.
verb (used with object)
1.
to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
2.
to soak, fill, or saturate with water so as to make soggy or useless.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become saturated with water.

Origin:
1770–80; apparently back formation from waterlogged

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waterlog
1779, from water + log (n.); the notion is of "reduce to a log-like condition."
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