verb · transitive · rare

douse

douse · douses · doused · dousing

поринати, занурювати, ухиляти

окунуть, погасить, тушить, потушить

löschen, plötzlich untertauchen, plötzlich abtauchen, auslöschen

To plunge suddenly into waterTo plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

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/daʊs/

» Tom doused the campfire.

Tom löschte das Lagerfeuer.

Tom machte das Lagerfeuer aus.

Meaning

5 senses

(ambitransitive)To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
plötzlich untertauchen, plötzlich wegtauchen, plötzlich abtauchen
окуна́тьokunátʹ, окуну́тьokunútʹ
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
(intransitive)To fall suddenly into water.
plumpsen, platschen
dip into a liquid
(transitive)To put out; to extinguish.
löschen, auslöschen
туши́тьtušítʹ, потуши́тьpotušítʹ, гаси́тьgasítʹ
put out, as of a candle or a light
(transitive)To strike, beat, or thrash.
(transitive)To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
Douse the topsail!
schnell herunterlassen, unvermittelt fallen lassen
slacken

Examples

11 sentences

Tom doused the campfire.
deTom löschte das Lagerfeuer. — Waldelfe
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I doused him with icy water.
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The rain wasn't heavy enough to douse the fire.
deDer Regen war nicht stark genug, um das Feuer zu löschen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Antonio doused the house with gasoline and set it on fire.
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He forgot his umbrella home and got caught in a dousing downpour.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

plunge suddenly into water; duck; immerse:

put out; extinguish:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

plunge suddenly into water; duck; immerse:

fall suddenly into water:

put out; extinguish:

strike or lower in haste; slacken suddenly:

Origin

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dwǣsċan (“to extinguish”) and douse below.

From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.

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Forms

douses, dousing, doused, doused

Base form	douse · to douse
3rd person singular	douses
Present participle	dousing
Past simple	doused
Past participle	doused

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	douse
he, she, it	douses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

doused

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have doused
he, she, it	has doused

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will douse

Synonyms

10 synonyms

Close in meaning

slacken:dowse
wet thoroughly:dowse
put out, as of a candle or a light:put out
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto:drench dowse soak sop souse
dip into a liquid:dip duck
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate:dunk dip souse plunge

Word family

3 related words

Relateddousing

Deriveddouser dousing-chock

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle