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- Dictionarydouse/daʊs/
verb
- 1. pour a liquid over; drench: "he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire" Similar
- 2. extinguish (a fire or light): "stewards appeared and the fire was doused" Similar
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Douse means to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it or them, or to stop a fire or light by putting water on it. Learn how to use douse in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and explore related words and phrases.
- English (US)
DOUSE meaning: 1. to make something or someone wet by...
- Znaczenie Douse, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DOUSE definicja: 1. to make something or someone wet by...
- Douse Turkish Translation
douse translate: ıslatmak, üzerine dökmek, boca etmek,...
- Douse: Polish Translation
douse translate: zalewać, oblewać, ugasić. Learn more in the...
- Douse: Russian Translation
DOUSE translate: заливать (жидкостью), заливать водой. Learn...
- Portuguese Translation
douse translate: encharcar, apagar, sufocar. Learn more in...
- Douse in Simplified Chinese
DOUSE translate: 向…泼液体，朝…洒液体, 灭（火）；熄灭；浇灭. Learn more in the...
- Traditional
DOUSE translate: 向…潑液體，朝…灑液體, 滅（火）；熄滅；澆滅. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word douse, such as to plunge into water, to throw a liquid on, or to extinguish. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Douse definition: to plunge into water or the like; drench. See examples of DOUSE used in a sentence.
Douse means to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it or them, or to stop a fire or light by putting water on it. Learn how to use douse in a sentence, see related words and phrases, and explore translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning of douse, a verb that can mean to stop a fire, to throw liquid over someone or something, or to turn off a light. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage examples of douse in British and American English.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb douse, which means to stop a fire or a light by pouring water or liquid over it. See pictures, synonyms and word origin of douse.
douse. (daʊs) or. dowse. vb. 1. to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck. 2. (tr) to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean. 3. (tr) to put out (a light, candle, etc) n. an immersion. [C16: perhaps related to obsolete douse to strike, of obscure origin] ˈdouser, ˈdowsern. douse. (daʊs) vb (tr) 1.
