doused

Meanings

• Verb

  To pour a large amount of liquid over something, especially to put out a fire.

• Verb

  To saturate or cover something completely with a liquid.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with doused
house , blouse , spouse

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Variants

List of all variants of doused that leads to same result
douse , doused , douser , dousers , douses , dousing , dowse , dowsed , dowser , dowsers , dowses , dowsing

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to throw' in Old French, later came to mean 'to drench' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'doused' is also used in the context of dousing a flagpole to lower a flag.

2. In the game of poker, a player may 'douse' the table to indicate a foul play.

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Related Concepts

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1. Extinguish: The act of putting out a fire.

2. Saturate: To cover or soak something completely with a liquid.

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Culture

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In literature, 'doused' is often used metaphorically to describe someone or something being overwhelmed or saturated with an emotion or experience. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway describes Gatsby's parties as being 'doused' in champagne.

How to Memorize "doused"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a firefighter pouring water over a fire to put it out.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'soaked' and how it relates to being 'doused' with water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the 'd' in 'doused' stands for 'drench'.

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