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What is another word for dowsed?

Pronunciation: [dˈa͡ʊzd] (IPA)

Dowsed is a verb that means to soak, saturate, or wet. There are several synonyms for the word that describe the same action. For example, the word drenched refers to the act of thoroughly soaking or saturating something with liquid, while the word saturated means the same thing but is often used to describe a material that has absorbed a liquid to the point of being full or incapable of absorbing any more. The word soaked is sometimes used interchangeably with dowsed, but it can also refer to being submerged in water or other liquid for a period. Other synonyms include bathed, awash, and saturated.
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Usage examples for Dowsed

Get 'em both aboard, lay 'em down, and hev 'em dowsed with buckets o' water.
"The Black Bar"
George Manville Fenn
I applied the simplest form of artificial respiration to you, dowsed your head, and now you're all right.
"The Mystery of the Green Ray"
William Le Queux
Only Mr Frank, said Massan; he's dowsed two birds.
"Ungava"
R.M. Ballantyne

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