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