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Douted vs Doused - What's the difference?

douted | doused |

As verbs the difference between douted and doused

is that douted is past tense of dout while doused is past tense of douse.

douted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dout)

  • dout

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)
  • Etymology 2

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
  • The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted . ? Snowden.

    doused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (douse)

  • douse

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) and (douse) below.

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

  • (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • To fall suddenly into water.
  • (Hudibras)
  • To put out; to extinguish.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) duschen, .

    Verb

    (dous)
  • To strike.
  • (nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow; stroke.
  • Anagrams

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