Use the verb douse to describe covering something with water or other liquid. When you're camping, you douse the campfire with water when you're done with it.

Pronunciation: /daʊs/
English description: wet thoroughly
Synonyms: dowse
Chinese Translation: 浇(jiao1)
Spanish Translation: empapar
ORIGIN: Douse often involves water, but you could also douse your French fries in ketchup. Douse can describe the act of extinguishing a candle, or even turning off a light. You might douse your bedroom light when it's time to sleep or simply douse a candle by blowing it out. To pronounce douse correctly, remember that it rhymes with mouse.

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

It took about 10 minutes to douse the flames, which sent a huge plume of black smoke drifting over the beach.
Smelling like a cesspool, I staggered into the house and took pieces of rags, doused them in water and wiped myself, but the stench remained.

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