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 also dowse
        
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                    as in to extinguish
                                                
              
          
                                                      to cause to cease burning                                       
              
                             douse the campfire before leaving in the morning                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in to drown
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make wet                                       
              
                             the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in to remove
                                      
              
          
                                                      to rid oneself of (a garment)                                       
              
                             in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                as in blow
                                      
              
          
                                                      a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument                                       
              
                             those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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