douse

Meanings

• put out, as of a candle or a light
  • "Douse the lights"
• wet thoroughly
• dip into a liquid
• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
• lower quickly
  • "douse a sail"
• slacken
  • "douse a rope"
• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

Synonyms

dip, dowse, drench, duck, dunk, plunge, put out, soak, sop, souse