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  1. douse:


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Detailed Synonyms for douse in English

douse:

douse verbe

  1. douse
    – cover with liquid; pour liquid onto 1
    to soak; drench; to sop; to souse; dowse; douse
    – cover with liquid; pour liquid onto 1
    • soak verbe (soaks, soaked, soaking)
    • drench verbe
    • sop verbe (sops, sopped, sopping)
    • souse verbe (souses, soused, sousing)
      • souse water on his hot face1
    • dowse verbe
    • douse verbe
  2. douse
    – slacken 1
    dowse; douse
    – slacken 1
  3. douse
    – lower quickly 1
    douse
    – lower quickly 1
    • douse verbe
      • douse a sail1
  4. douse
    – immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 1
    to plunge; to dip; to souse; dunk; douse
    – immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 1
    • plunge verbe (plunges, plunged, plunging)
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • dip the garment into the cleaning solution1
      • dip the brush into the paint1
    • souse verbe (souses, soused, sousing)
    • dunk verbe
    • douse verbe
  5. douse
    – dip into a liquid 1
    to duck; to dip; douse
    – dip into a liquid 1
    • duck verbe (ducks, ducked, ducking)
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • He dipped into the pool1
    • douse verbe
  6. douse
    – wet thoroughly 1
    dowse; douse
    – wet thoroughly 1
  7. douse
    – put out, as of a candle or a light 1
    to put out; douse
    – put out, as of a candle or a light 1
    • put out verbe (puts out, put out, putting out)
    • douse verbe

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Related Definitions for "douse":

  1. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto1
  2. slacken1
    • douse a rope1
  3. lower quickly1
    • douse a sail1
  4. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate1
  5. dip into a liquid1
  6. wet thoroughly1
  7. put out, as of a candle or a light1