The meaning of DOUSE is to plunge into water. How to use douse in a sentence. DOUSE definition: to plunge into water or the like; drench.
See examples of douse used in a sentence. To douse something is also to end it, esp. to extinguish (= stop) a fire by putting water on it: 1. to plunge into water or the like; drench.
douse alcohol, 2. to throw water or other liquid on. 3. to extinguish: to douse a candle. 4.
douse alcohol, Informal. to doff. If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them. They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol. [V n + with/in] Douse generally refers to the action of plunging something into water or pouring a liquid over something, often to extinguish a fire. Conversely, dowse denotes the practice of searching for underground resources like water or minerals, typically using a divining rod.
Use the verb douse to describe covering something with water or other liquid. When you're camping, you douse the campfire with water when you're done with it. douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused) (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
