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To douse is defined as to drench someone or something with liquid, or to quickly put out a fire.

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An example of douse is when you pour a bucket of water over someone's head, soaking him with water.

See douse in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb doused, dousing

Obsolete to hit forcefully
Naut. to lower (sails) quickly
Informal to pull off (shoes, clothes, etc.)
Informal to put out (a light or fire) quickly

Origin: 16th-c. slang, ? akin to MDu dossen, to beat noisily

transitive verb doused, dousing

to plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid
to drench; pour liquid over

Origin: < ? douse

intransitive verb

to get immersed or drenched

noun

a drenching

intransitive verb doused, dousing

dowse

See douse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also dowse

verb doused doused also dowsed, dous·ing also dows·ing, dous·es also dows·es

verb, transitive

To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip.
To wet thoroughly; drench.
To put out (a light or fire); extinguish.

verb, intransitive

To become thoroughly wet.

noun

A thorough drenching.

Origin:

Origin: From obsolete douse, to strike

Related Forms:

dousˈer noun

verb

Variant of dowse¹.

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