douse

Meaning

Verb

1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
2. To fall suddenly into water.
3. To put out; to extinguish.

Noun

A sudden plunging into water.

Noun

A blow or strike, especially to the face.

Synonyms

dip

dowse

immerse

souse

soak

duck

🦆

plunge

extinguish

put out

sop

dunk

drench

sink

snuff out

submerse

dampen

submerge

quench

dive

steep

slosh

wet

humidify

imbed

imbue

kill

🔪🩸👤

let

let go

liberate

loose

loosen

make

moisturise

pass off

pop

puddle

put down

rain

🌧️

recess

relax

rid

saturate

set

sheathe

shower

🚿

slack up

slake

slop

spill

splash

sprinkle

stay

stub

switch off

take down

temper

turn off

turn out

unhand

unlock

🔓

utter

wash

🧽

bite out

pour water on

drag into

water

🚰

dip into water

dunk into water

put into water

admit

put out a fire

allow

assuage

baptise

baptize

baste

christen

clear

countersink

cover

cut

dabble

dash

💨

deliver

dig

discharge

drizzle

emit

exhaust

float

get rid of

give off

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daʊs/

Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dwǣsċan (“to extinguish”) and douse below.