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- Dictionarydouse/daʊs/
verb
- 1. pour a liquid over; drench: "he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire" Similar
- 2. extinguish (a fire or light): "stewards appeared and the fire was doused" Similar
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DOUSE definition: 1. to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it or them: 2. to stop a fire…. Learn more.
1. : to plunge into water. Blanch the green beans then douse them in a bath of ice water. 2. a. : to throw a liquid on : drench. The books were doused in gasoline and set ablaze. doused herself in perfume. b. : slosh. 3. [originally in argot use (douse the glim meaning "extinguish the light") and perhaps of distinct origin] : extinguish.
Douse definition: to plunge into water or the like; drench. See examples of DOUSE used in a sentence.
Use the verb douse to describe covering something with water or other liquid. When you're camping, you douse the campfire with water when you're done with it. Douse often involves water, but you could also douse your French fries in ketchup.
to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it or them: douse someone/something in something We watched as demonstrators doused a car in gas and set it alight. douse someone/something with something Members of the victorious team doused each other with champagne. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Definition of douse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
7 meanings: 1. to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck 2. to drench with water, esp in order to wash or.... Click for more definitions.
1. to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck. 2. ( tr) to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean. 3. ( tr) to put out (a light, candle, etc) n. an immersion. [C16: perhaps related to obsolete douse to strike, of obscure origin] ˈdouser, ˈdowser n. douse. ( daʊs) vb ( tr) 1.
Douse definition: to plunge into water or the like; drench. See examples of DOUSE used in a sentence.
Origin of Douse From Middle English duschen , dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), German dialectal tusen , dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Eastern Frisian dössen (“to strike”).
