Less common spelling of douse
transitive verb
1
:to plunge into water
- Blanch the green beans then douse them in a bath of ice water.
2 a
:to throw a liquid on :drench
- The books were doused in gasoline and set ablaze.
- doused herself in perfume
b
:slosh
3
[originally in argot use (douse the glim meaning "extinguish the light") and perhaps of distinct origin]
:extinguish - douse the lights
- douse the blaze
intransitive verb
:to fall or become plunged into water
