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DOUSE

Definition:

[verb] put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
Synonyms: put out
[verb] wet thoroughly
Synonyms: dowse
[verb] dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
Synonyms: dip, duck
[verb] 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
[verb] lower quickly; "douse a sail"
[verb] slacken; "douse a rope"
Synonyms: dowse
[verb] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
Synonyms: drench, dowse, soak, sop, souse