Word: Douse
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: perhaps imitative; compare souse
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
daʊs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
pour a liquid over; drench
Short Definition:pour liquid over
Examples:- he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire
Definition:
extinguish (a fire or light)
Short Definition:extinguish
Examples:- stewards appeared and the fire was doused
- nothing could douse her sudden euphoria
Definition:
lower (a sail) quickly.
Short Definition:lower sail quickly
Variant Forms:
- dowse
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