douse (
http://definr.com/douse)
v 1: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights."
[syn:
put out]
2: wet thoroughly [syn:
dowse]
3: dip into a liquid: "He dipped into the pool" [syn:
dip,
duck]
4: immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup" [syn:
dunk,
dip,
souse,
plunge]
5: lower quickly; "douse a sail"
6: slacken; "douse a rope" [syn:
dowse]
7: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot
face" [syn:
drench,
dowse,
soak,
sop,
souse]