| Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| douse | (verb) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | Synonyms: dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse |
| (verb) slacken | Synonyms: dowse | |
| (verb) lower quickly | - | |
| (verb) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | Synonyms: dip, dunk, plunge, souse | |
| (verb) dip into a liquid | Synonyms: dip, duck | |
| (verb) wet thoroughly | Synonyms: dowse | |
| (verb) put out, as of a candle or a light | Synonyms: put out | |
| dousing | (noun) the act of wetting something by submerging it | Synonyms: ducking, immersion, submersion |