douse
[noun]
Synonyms: blow, bang, bash, bat, belt, bop, crack, slam, smack, smash
[verb]
Synonyms: remove, doff, put off, take off
[verb]
Synonyms: dip, duck, dunk, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse, wet, deluge, drench, drown, soak, sop, splash, plash, slop, slosh, spatter, splatter, splosh, splurge, spurtle, swash, extinguish, dout, out, put out, quench, squench

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Contrasted words: bake, dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

douse , dowse /daʊs/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably from douse 'to hit' (16-18 centuries)]

1. to stop a fire from burning by pouring water on it

2. [+ with/in] to cover something in water or other liquid

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