bate vs douse

bate and douse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bate	No	No	Yes	No
douse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, douse is a hypernym of bate; that is, douse is a word with a broader meaning than bate:

bate: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
douse: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

Other hypernyms of bate include dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse.

bate (verb)	douse (verb)
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons	slacken
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of	lower quickly
	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
	dip into a liquid
	wet thoroughly
	put out, as of a candle or a light