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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