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douse

(daʊs) also dowse
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense douses, present participle dousing, past tense, past participle doused
1. verb
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. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: put out, smother, blow out, extinguish More Synonyms of douse
2. verb
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]
3. verb
If you douse a light, you turn it off.
I doused the headlights and got out. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of douse

douse in British English 1

or dowse (daʊs)
verb
1. 
to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck
2. (transitive)
to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean
3. (transitive)
to put out (a light, candle, etc)
noun
4. 
an immersion
Derived forms
douser (ˈdouser) or dowser (ˈdowser)
noun
Word origin
C16: perhaps related to obsolete douse to strike, of obscure origin

douse in British English 2

(daʊs)
verb (transitive)
1.  nautical
to lower (sail) quickly
2.  archaic
to strike or beat
noun
3.  archaic
a blow
Word origin
C16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to douse1

douse in American English 1

(daʊs)
verb transitiveWord forms: doused or ˈdousing
1.  Obsolete
to hit forcefully
2.  Nautical
to lower (sails) quickly
3.  Informal
to pull off (shoes, clothes, etc.)
4.  Informal
to put out (a light or fire) quickly
Word origin
16th-c. slang, ? akin to MDu dossen, to beat noisily

douse in American English 2

(daʊs)
verb transitiveWord forms: doused or ˈdousing
1. 
to plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid
2. 
to drench; pour liquid over
verb intransitive
3. 
to get immersed or drenched
noun
4. 
a drenching
Word origin
< ? douse1

douse in American English 3

(daʊz)
verb intransitiveWord forms: doused or ˈdousing
dowse2

Examples of 'douse' in a sentence
douse

The moment has long passed when reforms could have doused the fires of revolt.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They had been doused in petrol and burnt.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They doused the flames with garden hoses until emergency services arrived.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She ran to alert neighbours who battled in vain to douse the blaze until firefighters arrived.
The Sun (2011)
That night she choked down a meal barely warmed before the fire was doused.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Their bodies were then doused with petrol and burned in a garden.
The Sun (2011)
Luckily three friends in the chalet did wake up and doused the fire.
The Sun (2007)
All village fires were doused and fireplaces plastered afresh.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His body was found torched in an industrial wheelie bin after being doused in petrol.
The Sun (2012)
All unsold items were doused in petrol.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She summoned super strength to pull a locked washing machine door open and grab a wet curtain to douse the flames.
The Sun (2007)
At one point they had to go outside to douse a fire after rioters tried to set a gas main alight.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Firefighters had to douse the blaze.
The Sun (2011)
They doused the flames, salvaging most of the structure.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Firefighters were quickly on the scene and doused the blaze - but the car was wrecked.
The Sun (2008)
And thus, sometimes we fuel more fires than we douse.
Christianity Today (2000)
A fire boat took ten minutes to douse the flames.
The Sun (2013)
As they doused the flames, it was first thought the fire was just another abandoned vehicle that had been set alight.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A witness said the 37-year-old victim was with her partner when she was doused in corrosive liquid.
The Sun (2015)
It took 25 firefighters four hours to douse the blaze, which was confined to one room.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A FATHER who doused his body in petrol and turned himself into a human torch tragically died yesterday.
The Sun (2012)

In other languages
douse

British English: douse VERB
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.
  • American English: douse
  • Brazilian Portuguese: encharcar
  • Chinese: 浇灭
  • European Spanish: apagar
  • French: arroser
  • German: löschen
  • Italian: spegnere
  • Japanese: 水をかけて消火する
  • Korean: 물을 뿌리다
  • European Portuguese: encharcar
  • Latin American Spanish: apagar

1 (verb) 
Definition
to put out (a light)
The crew began to douse the fire.
Synonyms
put out
smother
They tried to smother the flames.
blow out
extinguish
It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire.
snuff (out)
2 (verb) 
Definition
to drench with water or other liquid
They doused him in petrol.
Synonyms
drench
They turned fire hoses on the people and drenched them.
soak
Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
steep
green beans steeped in olive oil
saturate
If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, discard it.
duck
She splashed around in the pool trying to duck him.
submerge
Submerge the pieces of fish in the poaching liquid and simmer.
immerse
The electrodes are immersed in liquid.
dunk
souse
plunge into water

Additional synonyms

in the sense of duck
Definition
to plunge suddenly under water
She splashed around in the pool trying to duck him.
Synonyms
dunk,
wet,
plunge,
dip,
submerge,
immerse,
douse,
souse
in the sense of extinguish
Definition
to put out (a fire or light)
It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire.
Synonyms
put out,
stifle,
smother,
blow out,
douse,
snuff out,
quench
in the sense of immerse
Definition
to plunge or dip into liquid
The electrodes are immersed in liquid.
Synonyms
plunge,
dip,
submerge,
sink,
duck,
bathe,
douse,
dunk,
submerse

Nearby words of
douse

  • doubtless
  • doughty
  • dour
  • douse
  • dove
  • dovetail
  • dowdy

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