Quick definitions from WordNet (douse)

▸ verb:  wet thoroughly
▸ verb:  put out, as of a candle or a light ("Douse the lights")
▸ verb:  slacken ("Douse a rope")
▸ verb:  lower quickly ("Douse a sail")
▸ verb:  cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
▸ verb:  dip into a liquid
▸ verb:  immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
▸ name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14349)

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