dip vs douse

dip is a noun but douse is not a noun.

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

As verbs, dip and douse are synonyms defined as:

dip and douse: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

Other synonyms of dip include dunk, plunge, souse.

As verbs, douse is a hyponym of dip; that is, douse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dip:

Other hyponyms of dip include sop, dip, duck, dabble.

As verbs, dip and douse are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dip include duck.

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

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

dip (noun)	douse (noun)
a brief swim in water
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a brief immersion
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
a depression in an otherwise level surface

dip (verb)	douse (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
go down momentarily	slacken
dip into a liquid while eating	lower quickly
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container	dip into a liquid
immerse in a disinfectant solution	wet thoroughly
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface	put out, as of a candle or a light
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
dip into a liquid
appear to move downward
slope downwards
lower briefly
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
take a small amount from