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Meanings of douse in English

Portuguese
demolhar
Catalan
rentar
Spanish
aflojar

Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto.

        demolhar
        Portuguese
        imergir
        Catalan
        capbussar-se
        Spanish
        empapar

        Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.

              imergir
              Portuguese
              extinguir
              Catalan
              apagar
              Spanish
              apagar

              To make something stop burning.

                    extinguir
                    Usage of douse in English
                    1
                    The sea will douse the land, in time, but it rises slowly.
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                    2
                    C-130 planes carrying water have also been deployed to douse burning locations.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    Lizzie brought it in, thinking he would use it to douse Sweet.
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                    4
                    We must douse the glim, and in the dark change our anchorage.
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                    5
                    I might douse him with lighter fluid and set him on fire.
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                    6
                    Reckless Brexiteers have stirred deep nationalistic emotions, easily roused, harder to douse.
                    The Guardian
                    7
                    Some supplement formulas are specifically designed to douse LOX and COX inflammation.
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                    8
                    You'd crawled away downstairs to douse your head, and you'd fallen asleep.
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                    9
                    Something to help her douse the old flame and soften the blow.
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                    10
                    Seven helicopters and four planes were being used today to douse the fire.
                    Radio NZ
                    11
                    The news is expected to douse expectations of any near-term interest rate cuts.
                    The Irish Times
                    12
                    He called, Captain Keen, we shall douse all lights and change tack tonight.
                    Success to the Brave
                    13
                    He replaced the top; he was not yet ready to douse his shirt.
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                    14
                    After a long time, she manages to douse his ears with holy water.
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                    15
                    She could always douse it when her work for the night was finished.
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                    16
                    Sarkozy sacrificed two junior ministers last weekend to try to douse the fire.
                    Reuters
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