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English verb: douse | |||
| 1. | douse (weather) put out, as of a candle or a light | ||
| Samples | Douse the lights. | ||
| Synonyms | put out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out | ||
| 2. | douse (stative) wet thoroughly | ||
| Examples | Water and alcohol douse the cloth | ||
| Synonyms | dowse | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wet | ||
| 3. | douse (motion) dip into a liquid | ||
| Samples | He dipped into the pool. | ||
| Synonyms | dip, duck | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse | ||
| 4. | douse (contact) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | ||
| Samples | Dip the garment into the cleaning solution. Dip the brush into the paint. | ||
| Synonyms | dip, dunk, plunge, souse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | immerse, plunge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dabble, dip, douse, duck, sop | ||
| 5. | douse (change) lower quickly | ||
| Samples | Douse a sail. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furl, roll up | ||
| 6. | douse (change) slacken | ||
| Samples | Douse a rope. | ||
| Synonyms | dowse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remit, slacken | ||
| 7. | douse (change) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||
| Samples | Souse water on his hot face. | ||
| Examples | They douse the cloth with water and alcohol | ||
| Synonyms | dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bate, bedraggle, brine, draggle, flush, ret, sluice | ||
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