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douse

v. lower quickly; "douse a sail"

douse

v. put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

dowse

v. slacken; "douse a rope"

dip, duck

v. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

dunk, souse, dip, plunge

v. 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"

soak, souse, sop, drench, dowse, imbrue

v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

wash, lave

v. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

soak, souse, sop, drench, douse, dowse, imbrue

v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

rub

v. move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

scour, abrade

v. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

plunge, immerse

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

dunk, dip

v. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

plunge, immerse

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

dunk, dip

v. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

drown, kill by drowning

v. kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

flood, swamp, deluge, inundate

v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

saturate, make saturated

v. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

impregnate, saturate

v. infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"

soak, imbue, saturate

v. lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid

draw, suck, take in, take up, absorb, imbibe, suck up, sop up, soak up

v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

absorb

v. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

wash, lave

v. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

douse

v. lower quickly; "douse a sail"

rub

v. move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

scour, abrade

v. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

ignite, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set on fire

v. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

dry, dry out, make dry

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

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