dabble vs douse

dabble and douse both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of dabble include dip, dunk, plunge, souse.

dabble (verb)	douse (verb)
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water	slacken
play in or as if in water, as of small children	lower quickly
work with in an amateurish manner	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