Definitions of douse:
- 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)