douse is a verb.
meaning:
1. (stop burning) to stop a fire or light from burning or shining, especially by putting water on it or by covering it with something
Lee Chong Wei doused the fire of determined Dane Peter Gade-Christensen to reach today's final against Park Sung-hwan.
2. (make wet) to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over them:
We watched as he doused the dustbin in/with petrol and set it alight.
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