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doused

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. douse (verb)
  2. douse (transitive verb)

1douse

verb
doused also dowseddous·ing also dows·ing

Definition of DOUSE

transitive verb
1
: to plunge into water
2
a : to throw a liquid on : drench b : slosh
3
: extinguish <douse the lights>
intransitive verb
: to fall or become plunged into water
— dous·er also dows·er noun

Variants of DOUSE

douse also dowse \ˈdau̇s also ˈdau̇z\

Origin of DOUSE

perhaps from obsolete English douse to smite
First Known Use: 1600

Rhymes with DOUSE

blouse, bowse, browse, dowse, drowse, house, mouse, rouse, spouse, touse

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