Synonyms:
drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
Meaning: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
Synonyms:
douse, dowse
Meaning: slacken; "douse a rope"
Synonyms:
douse
Meaning: lower quickly; "douse a sail"
Synonyms:
dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
Meaning: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
Synonyms:
dip, douse, duck
Meaning: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
Synonyms:
douse, dowse
Meaning: wet thoroughly
Synonyms:
douse, put_out
Meaning: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
Usage examples
And what is more," said the water ghost, "it doesn't make the slightest difference where you are, if I find that room empty, wherever you may be I shall douse you with my spectral pres----"