douse

• vt.水に浸す；濡らす；出す；毛羽立たせる；（衣服、靴などを）脱ぐ
• vi. 水に浸す
• n. 水しぶきを上げる

語源は不明だが、擬音語からきている可能性がある。

douse (v.)

1550s, "to strike, punch," which is perhaps from Middle Dutch dossen "beat forcefully" or a similar Low German word.

Meaning "to strike a sail in haste" is recorded from 1620s; that of "to extinguish (a light)" is from 1785; perhaps influenced by dout (1520s), an obsolete contraction of do out (compare doff, don). OED regards the meaning "to plunge into water, to throw water over" (c. 1600) as a separate word, of unknown origin, though admitting there may be a connection of some sort. Related: Doused; dousing.

1. Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.

人々はバケツの水を持ってきて消火した。

2.The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.

ポンプが作動し、消防隊員たちは水で消火を始めた。

3.Competitors quickly tried to douse another conflagration of iPhone hype.

すぐにライバルが別のiPhoneの広告戦に参加しようとした。

4.O r will the shadows of her past douse the lamps of hope？

それとも彼女の過去の生活の影が希望の灯を消すのか。

5.The authorities blamed 'technical problems 'for the decision to douse the flame.

当局のフレア消灯決定は、「技術的な問題」に遭遇したと解釈されている。