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   douse

   /daʊs/

   verb

   • 1. pour a liquid over; drench: "he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire" Similar drenchsoaksousesaturatedrownfloodinundatedelugewetsplashsloshhose down
   • 2. extinguish (a fire or light): "stewards appeared and the fire was doused" Similar extinguishput outquenchstamp outsmotherbeat outdampen downblow outsnuff outdout
   • 3. lower (a sail) quickly.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps imitative; compare souse.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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