• verb:   wet thoroughly
• verb:   put out, as of a candle or a light

  Example: "Douse the lights"

• verb:   slacken

  Example: "Douse a rope"

• verb:   lower quickly

  Example: "Douse a sail"

• verb:   cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
• verb:   dip into a liquid
• verb:   immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14349)

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