sop vs douse

sop is a noun but douse is not a noun.

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

As verbs, sop and douse are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sop include dowse, drench, soak, souse.

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

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

sop (noun)	douse (noun)
a concession given to mollify or placate
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

sop (verb)	douse (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
dip into liquid	slacken
be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid	lower quickly
give a conciliatory gift or bribe to	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