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douse

Dictionary definition · douse

verb

  1. put out, as of a candle or a light"Douse the lights"
  2. wet thoroughly
  3. dip into a liquid"He dipped into the pool"
  4. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"
  5. lower quickly"douse a sail"
  6. slacken"douse a rope"
  7. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto"souse water on his hot face"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).