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Douce vs. Douse — What's the Difference?

Douce vs. Douse — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Douce and Douse

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Douce

(obsolete) Sweet; nice; pleasant.

Douse

Pour a liquid over; drench
He doused the car with petrol and set it on fire

Douce

(dialect) Serious and quiet; steady, not flighty or casual; sober.

Douse

Extinguish (a fire or light)
Stewards appeared and the fire was doused
Nothing could douse her sudden euphoria

Douce

Sweet; pleasant.
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Douse

Lower (a sail) quickly.

Douce

Sober; prudent; sedate; modest.
And this is a douce, honest man.

Douse

To wet thoroughly; drench.

Douse

To put out (a light or fire); extinguish
Doused the campfire with a bucket of water.

Douse

Variant of dowse1.

Douse

A thorough drenching.

Douse

(ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

Douse

(intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.

Douse

(transitive) To put out; to extinguish.

Douse

(transitive) To strike, beat, or thrash.

Douse

To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
Douse the topsail!

Douse

A sudden plunging into water.

Douse

A blow or strike, especially to the face.

Douse

To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.

Douse

To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.

Douse

To fall suddenly into water.

Douse

To put out; to extinguish; as, douse the lights.

Douse

Put out, as of a candle or a light;
Douse the lights

Douse

Wet thoroughly

Douse

Dip into a liquid;
He dipped into the pool

Douse

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

Lower quickly;
Douse a sail

Douse

Slacken;
Douse a rope

Douse

Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto;
Souse water on his hot face

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