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Definition/Meaning

(verb)

soak with or plunge water upon; less common spelling of douse;

e.g. They went to dowse him with water in order to wake him up from a deep sleep.

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Similar Words

Bang

Bash

Bat

Bathe

Beat

Bedraggle

Belt

Blanket

Blow

Bop

Box

Buffet

Bust

Chop

Clap

Clip

Clout

Crack

Cuff

Dab

Dip

Doff

Douche

Drench

Drown

Duck

Dunk

Extinguish

Fillip

Hack

Haymaker

Hit

Hook

Humidify

Immerse

Knock

Marinate

Moisturize

Presoak

Quench

Rehydrate

Remove

Rewash

Rewet

Soak

Sodden

Sop

Souse

Stub

Submerge

Wash

Water

Water-soak

Waterlog

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Opposite Words

Air-dry

Apparel

Array

Attire

Bathe

Beacon

Bedeck

Bleed

Burn

Burnt

Clothe

Decant

Dehumidify

Dehydrate

Desiccate

Dewater

Draft

Drain

Dress

Drip-dry

Dry

Emblaze

Enflame

Evaporate

Fire

Floodlight

Freeze-dry

Frizzle

Garb

Halo

Ignite

Illuminate

Incinerate

Inflame

Irradiate

Kiln

Kindle

Light

Lighten

Parch

Pump

Rig

Robe

Scorch

Sear

Siphon

Suit

Syphon

Tap

Torch

Wear

Wring

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Related Words

Asperse

Bastinado

Bathe

Battering

Beating

Bedew

Choke

Counter

Counterblow

Counterpunch

Counterstroke

Cruncher

Crush

Damp

Dampen

Dash

Deluge

Dip

Disrobe

Dive

Drench

Drizzle

Drown

Drubbing

Duck

Dunk

Engulf

Flood

Flush

Grease

Gulf

Hand

Humidify

Husk

Hydrate

Impregnate

Inundate

Irrigate

KO

Kick

Knee

Knockdown

Knockout

Lave

Left

Licking

Lubricate

Macerate

Mist

Moisten

Moisturize

Oil

One-two

Overflow

Overwhelm

Plash

Plunge

Put-down

Quash

Quell

Rehydrate

Repress

Rewash

Rewet

Right

Right-hander

Rinse

Roundhouse

Saturate

Shed

Shiver

Shower

Sidewinder

Silence

Slick

Slosh

Sluice

Smother

Soak

Sodden

Sop

Souse

Spatter

Splash

Splatter

Sprinkle

Squash

Squelch

Steep

Strip

Stub

Subdue

Submerge

Suffocate

Suppress

Swamp

Swing

Thrashing

Thrust

Undress

Uppercut

Walloping

Wash

Washout

Wax

Wet

Whip

Whipping

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