Dosed vs Doused - What's the difference?
dosed | doused |
(dose)
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered at any one time.
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to administer a dose
to prescribe a dose
(douse)
(ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
To fall suddenly into water.
To put out; to extinguish.
To strike.
(nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
As verbs the difference between dosed and doused
is that dosed is past tense of dose while doused is past tense of douse.dosed
English
Verb
(head)dose
English
Noun
(en noun)Subtle effects, passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese
- It would be very expensive to cure a dose here, as well as unbelievably painful.
Verb
(dos)Anagrams
* ----doused
English
Verb
(head)douse
English
Etymology 1
Probably of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) and (douse) below.Alternative forms
*Verb
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