immerse vs douse

immerse and douse both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of immerse include dip, dunk, dip, dunk, plunge, souse, dip, dip, submerge, submerse, soak, sheathe.

immerse (verb)	douse (verb)
devote (oneself) fully to	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
cause to be immersed	slacken
thrust or throw into	lower quickly
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing	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