bedraggle vs dowse

bedraggle is not a noun while dowse is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bedraggle	No	No	Yes	No
dowse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dowse is a hypernym of bedraggle; that is, dowse is a word with a broader meaning than bedraggle:

Other hypernyms of bedraggle include douse, drench, soak, sop, souse.

bedraggle (noun)	dowse (noun)
	searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

bedraggle (verb)	dowse (verb)
make wet and dirty, as from rain	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
	slacken
	use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
	wet thoroughly