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Verbs (7)

v. slacken; "douse a rope"

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

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Fuzzynyms (27)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. lower quickly; "douse a sail"

rub

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

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

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

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