douse vs saturate

douse

verb
  • To fall suddenly into water. 

  • To put out; to extinguish. 

  • To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly 

  • To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse. 

  • To strike, beat, or thrash. 

noun
  • A sudden plunging into water. 

  • A blow or strike, especially to the face. 

saturate

verb
  • To cause to become completely impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid). 

  • To fill to excess. 

  • To satisfy the affinity of; to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold. 

  • To render pure, or of a colour free from white light. 

noun
  • Something saturated, especially a saturated fat. 

adj
  • Very intense. 

  • Saturated; wet. 

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