Verb
1. put out, as of a candle or a light;
"Douse the lights"2. wet thoroughly
3. dip into a liquid;
"He dipped into the pool"4. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate;
"dip the garment into the cleaning solution""dip the brush into the paint"5. lower quickly;
"douse a sail"6. slacken;
"douse a rope"7. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto;
"souse water on his hot face"