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as in soaked
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
shook the water out of her thoroughly doused hair
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as in removed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors
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also dowsed
1
as in extinguished
to cause to cease burning
douse the campfire before leaving in the morning
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2
as in drowned
to make wet
the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets
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3
as in dipped
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
douse the grapes in water to remove any grit
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Recent Examples of doused
Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
She had been beaten, shot and burned, according to her autopsy, and her face appeared to have been doused in bleach, according to a forensic pathologist who reviewed the document for NBC News.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
She had been beaten, shot and burned, according to her autopsy, and her face appeared to have been doused in bleach, according to a forensic pathologist who reviewed the document for NBC News.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
She had been beaten, shot and burned, according to her autopsy, and her face appeared to have been doused in bleach, according to a forensic pathologist who reviewed the document for NBC News.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
She had been beaten, shot and burned, according to her autopsy, and her face appeared to have been doused in bleach, according to a forensic pathologist who reviewed the document for NBC News.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
She had been beaten, shot and burned, according to her autopsy, and her face appeared to have been doused in bleach, according to a forensic pathologist who reviewed the document for NBC News.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
She had been beaten, shot and burned, according to her autopsy, and her face appeared to have been doused in bleach, according to a forensic pathologist who reviewed the document for NBC News.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
She had been beaten, shot and burned, according to her autopsy, and her face appeared to have been doused in bleach, according to a forensic pathologist who reviewed the document for NBC News.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
She had been beaten, shot and burned, according to her autopsy, and her face appeared to have been doused in bleach, according to a forensic pathologist who reviewed the document for NBC News.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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