douse

/daʊs/ verb [T]

Definition

POUR › to pour a lot of liquid over someone or something: The dessert was doused with brandy and set alight.

STOP BURNING › to stop a fire burning by putting a lot of water on it: to douse the flames/fire

(Definition of douse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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