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   douse

   /daʊs/

   verb

   • 1. pour a liquid over; drench: "he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire" Similar drenchsoaksousesaturatedrownfloodinundatedelugewetsplashsloshhose down
   • 2. extinguish (a fire or light): "stewards appeared and the fire was doused" Similar extinguishput outquenchstamp outsmotherbeat outdampen downblow outsnuff outdout
   • 3. lower (a sail) quickly.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps imitative; compare souse.

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   What does it mean if you douse someone with a liquid?

   • If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them. They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol. [V n + with/in] If you douse a light, you turn it off. I doused the headlights and got out. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 4.

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   What does douse mean?

   • 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.

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   How do you use douse 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. Douse can describe the act of extinguishing a candle, or even turning off a light.

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   What does douse a fire mean?

   • If you douse a fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it. The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire. 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.

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   • English (US)

     to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid...

   • Znaczenie Douse, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DOUSE definicja: 1. to make something or someone wet by...

   • Traditional

     DOUSE translate: 向…潑液體，朝…灑液體, 滅（火）；熄滅；澆滅. Learn more in the...

   • Douse in Simplified Chinese

     DOUSE translate: 向…泼液体，朝…洒液体, 灭（火）；熄灭；浇灭. Learn more in the...

   • Douse: Polish Translation

     douse translate: zalewać, oblewać, ugasić. Learn more in the...

   • Douse: Russian Translation

     DOUSE translate: заливать (жидкостью), заливать водой. Learn...

   • Dour

     DOUR definition: 1. (usually of a person's appearance or...

   • Extinguish

     EXTINGUISH definition: 1. to stop a fire or a light burning:...

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   Douse means to plunge or drench something in water or liquid, or to extinguish a fire or light. It can also mean to lower a sail or mast quickly, or to strike or beat someone.

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   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.

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