Cease and Douse

Cease

Cease verb - To come to an end.

Douse and cease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Douse" instead a verb "Cease".

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Douse

Douse verb - To rid oneself of (a garment).

Cease and douse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cease" instead a verb "Douse".

Nearby Word: dousing

Common collocations

fire cease fire douse fire
area cease area douse area
end cease end douse end
enemy cease enemy douse enemy
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