douse, put out (verb)

put out, as of a candle or a light

"Douse the lights"

douse, dowse (verb)

wet thoroughly

dip, douse, duck (verb)

dip into a liquid

"He dipped into the pool"

dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse (verb)

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

douse (verb)

lower quickly

"douse a sail"

douse, dowse (verb)

slacken

"douse a rope"

drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse (verb)

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

"souse water on his hot face"

douse

Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring water, generally cold, over oneself. A related practice is ice swimming. Some consider cold water dousing to be a form of asceticism.