douse vs douse

douse and douse both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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

douse (verb)	douse (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
slacken	slacken
lower quickly	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
dip into a liquid	dip into a liquid
wet thoroughly	wet thoroughly
put out, as of a candle or a light	put out, as of a candle or a light