douse

1. (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.Examples: "Set fire to your matches! / Douse them in gasoline!"ambitransitive

2. (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.Examples: "swing i' th'air, or douse in water"intransitive

3. (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.Examples: "The man who doused the fire was told to put the remainder of the coal into the bucket and then give the bucket to the soldier."; "Once you feel confident in your visualizations, you may douse the candle by blowing it out."; "Now he rushed to the platform edge carrying a full fire bucket, in a forlorn attempt to douse the flames as the now brightly burning wagon rolled past."transitive