Doused vs Douses - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between doused and douses

is that doused is (douse) while douses is (douse).

(head)

(douse)

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

(ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

To fall suddenly into water.

(Hudibras)

To put out; to extinguish.

From (etyl) duschen, .

(dous)

To strike.

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