Douse(verb)
Pour liquid over something or extinguish a fire.
Hindi meaning:भिगोना / बुझाना
Synonyms: Soak, Drench, Extinguish, Quench
Antonyms: Ignite, Kindle, Light, Dry
Example: They doused the flames with buckets of water.
Trick to remember: Douse sounds like do shower, matlab paani daal kar bhigona ya aag bujhana.
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