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douse
verb
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
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verb
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
“souse water on his hot face”
verb
slacken
“douse a rope”
verb
lower quickly
“douse a sail”
verb
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
“dip the garment into the cleaning solution”
verb
dip into a liquid
“He dipped into the pool”
verb
wet thoroughly
verb
put out, as of a candle or a light
“Douse the lights”
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souse water on his hot face
douse a rope
douse a sail
dip the garment into the cleaning solution
dip the brush into the paint
He dipped into the pool
Douse the lights
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