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douse
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[daʊs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- pour a liquid over; drench
(e.g: he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire)
- extinguish (a fire or light)
(e.g: stewards appeared and the fire was doused)
- lower (a sail) quickly
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century: perhaps imitative; compare souse
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