Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)douse, put output out, as of a candle or a light“Douse the lights” (v)dip, douse, duckdip into a liquid“He dipped into the pool” (v)dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douseimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate“dip the garment into the cleaning solution”,
“dip the brush into the paint” (v)douselower quickly“douse a sail”