Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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douse | No | No | Yes | No |
extinguish | No | No | Yes | No |
douse (verb) | extinguish (verb) |
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cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | put an end to; kill |
slacken | kill in large numbers |
lower quickly | terminate, end, or take out |
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | extinguish by crushing |
dip into a liquid | put out, as of fires, flames, or lights |
wet thoroughly | |
put out, as of a candle or a light |