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douse
douse 1 also dowse D0362000 (dous)tr.v. doused, dous·ing, dous·es also dowsed or dows·ing or dows·es 1. To wet thoroughly; drench.2. To put out (a light or fire); extinguish: doused the campfire with a bucket of water.n. A thorough drenching.
[From obsolete douse, to strike.]
dous′er n.
douse 2 D0362100 (douz)v. Variant of dowse1.douse (daʊs) or dowsevb1. to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck2. (tr) to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean3. (tr) to put out (a light, candle, etc)nan immersion[C16: perhaps related to obsolete douse to strike, of obscure origin] ˈdouser, ˈdowser n
douse (daʊs) vb (tr) 1. (Nautical Terms) nautical to lower (sail) quickly2. archaic to strike or beatnarchaic a blow[C16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to douse1]douse or dowse (daʊs)
v. doused or dowsed, dous•ing or dows•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to plunge into water or the like; drench. 2. to throw water or other liquid on. 3. to extinguish: to douse a candle. 4. Informal. to doff. v.i. 5. to plunge or be plunged into a liquid. n. 6. Brit. Dial. a stroke or blow. [1590–1600; orig. uncertain] dous′er, n. douse, dowse - Douse first meant "knock, punch, strike" and now means "to extinguish or wet thoroughly"; dowse means to look for water or minerals with a divining rod.See also related terms for minerals.douse
Past participle: doused
Gerund: dousing
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| I douse | | you douse | | he/she/it douses | | we douse | | you douse | | they douse |
| Preterite |
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| I doused | | you doused | | he/she/it doused | | we doused | | you doused | | they doused |
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| I am dousing | | you are dousing | | he/she/it is dousing | | we are dousing | | you are dousing | | they are dousing |
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| I have doused | | you have doused | | he/she/it has doused | | we have doused | | you have doused | | they have doused |
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| I was dousing | | you were dousing | | he/she/it was dousing | | we were dousing | | you were dousing | | they were dousing |
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| I had doused | | you had doused | | he/she/it had doused | | we had doused | | you had doused | | they had doused |
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| I will douse | | you will douse | | he/she/it will douse | | we will douse | | you will douse | | they will douse |
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| I will have doused | | you will have doused | | he/she/it will have doused | | we will have doused | | you will have doused | | they will have doused |
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| I will be dousing | | you will be dousing | | he/she/it will be dousing | | we will be dousing | | you will be dousing | | they will be dousing |
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| I have been dousing | | you have been dousing | | he/she/it has been dousing | | we have been dousing | | you have been dousing | | they have been dousing |
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| I will have been dousing | | you will have been dousing | | he/she/it will have been dousing | | we will have been dousing | | you will have been dousing | | they will have been dousing |
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| I had been dousing | | you had been dousing | | he/she/it had been dousing | | we had been dousing | | you had been dousing | | they had been dousing |
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| I would douse | | you would douse | | he/she/it would douse | | we would douse | | you would douse | | they would douse |
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| I would have doused | | you would have doused | | he/she/it would have doused | | we would have doused | | you would have doused | | they would have doused |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | douse - put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"put outblow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out - put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" | | 2. | douse - wet thoroughlydowsewet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" | | 3. | douse - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"duck, dipdip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - 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" | | 4. | douse - 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"dip, dunk, souse, plungesop - dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"douse, duck, dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid | | 5. | douse - lower quickly; "douse a sail"furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" | | 6. | douse - slacken; "douse a rope"dowseslacken, remit - make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | | 7. | douse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"souse, soak, sop, dowse, drenchwet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"brine - soak in brinebedraggle, draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rainbate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissuesluice, flush - irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" |
douse dowseverb1. put out, smother, blow out, extinguish, snuff (out) The crew began to douse the fire.2. drench, soak, steep, saturate, duck, submerge, immerse, dunk, souse, plunge into water They doused him in petrol.douseverb1. To plunge briefly in or into a liquid:dip, duck, dunk, immerge, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse.2. To make thoroughly wet:drench, saturate, soak, sodden, sop, souse, wet.3. To cause to stop burning or giving light:extinguish, put out, quench, snuff out.Translationsbagnaredovenonderdompelenonderduikenuitdoenuitdovendouse
douse[dau̇s] (metallurgy) To thrust a hot piece of metal into a liquid during the hardening process. (mining engineering) To locate and delineate subsurface resources such as water, oil, gas, or minerals. douse
Related to douse: despite, overwhelming, versatilitySynonyms for douseverb put outSynonyms- put out
- smother
- blow out
- extinguish
- snuff (out)
verb drenchSynonyms- drench
- soak
- steep
- saturate
- duck
- submerge
- immerse
- dunk
- souse
- plunge into water
Synonyms for douseverb to plunge briefly in or into a liquidSynonyms- dip
- duck
- dunk
- immerge
- immerse
- souse
- submerge
- submerse
verb to make thoroughly wetSynonyms- drench
- saturate
- soak
- sodden
- sop
- souse
- wet
verb to cause to stop burning or giving lightSynonyms- extinguish
- put out
- quench
- snuff out
Synonyms for douseverb put out, as of a candle or a lightSynonymsRelated Words- blow out
- extinguish
- quench
- snuff out
verb wet thoroughlySynonymsRelated Wordsverb dip into a liquidSynonymsRelated Wordsverb immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturateSynonymsRelated Words- sop
- immerse
- plunge
- douse
- duck
- dip
- dabble
verb lower quicklyRelated Wordsverb slackenSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cover with liquidSynonymsRelated Words- wet
- brine
- bedraggle
- draggle
- bate
- ret
- sluice
- flush
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