what does douse mean?
DOUSE as VERB
- Meaning
- cover with liquid
- pour liquid onto
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- souse water on his hot face
Hypernyms(s) douse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) douse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) douse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
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- dip the garment into the cleaning solution
- dip the brush into the paint
Hypernyms(s) douse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) douse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) douse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- put out, as of a candle or a light
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Hypernyms(s) douse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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