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Definition douse

Etymology 1

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (�to plumb down, fall clumsily�), Danish dunse (�to thump�). Compare Old English dw?scan (�to extinguish�) and douse below.

Verb

douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
2. (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
3. (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.

Noun

douse (plural douses)

1. A sudden plunging into water.

Etymology 2

From Middle English duschen, dusshen (�to rush, fall�), related to Norwegian dusa (�to break, cast down from�), Old Dutch doesen (�to beat, strike�), German dialectal tusen, dusen (�to strike, run against, collide�), Saterland Frisian d�ssen (�to strike�). Compare doss, dust.

Verb

douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

1. (transitive) To strike.
2. (transitive, nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly

Noun

douse (plural douses)

1. A blow; stroke.

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