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douse [v]
 
1)put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
    Synonyms :put_out 
    See Also: blow_out 
 
2)wet thoroughly
    Synonyms :dowse 
    See Also: wet 
 
3)dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
    Synonyms :dip duck 
    See Also: dip  dousing  dip 
 
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 :dip dunk plunge souse 
    See Also: immerse  dousing  dip  plumber's_helper  drenching  dip  dipper  dunkard  sop  dip  dabble 
 
5)lower quickly; "douse a sail"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: furl 
 
6)slacken; "douse a rope"
    Synonyms :dowse 
    See Also: remit 
 
7)cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
    Synonyms :dowse drench soak sop souse 
    See Also: wet  drenching  cloudburst  brine  bedraggle  bate  ret  flush 
 




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