Definition of 'douse'

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Verb

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

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