Douse and Kill

Douse

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

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

Nearby Word: dousing

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Douse and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Douse" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

character	douse character	kill character
man	douse man	kill man
woman	douse woman	kill woman
people	douse people	kill people
Other words: dog, anyone, opponent, enemy, everyone, times, players, demons.

Kill It with Water: Word of God says that one of the alternate ways of getting rid of the witch is to douse her with water a la Wizard of Oz Knife Nut: Raleigh and Noemi.

Source: Roleplay / What Time Is It, Mr. Wolf?
Fire could kill the alien, but since it burned slowly and did not feel pain it could easily escape and douse itself, setting fire to anything it touched along the way.

Source: Kill It with Fire
The only way to prevent it from happening is to kill, or douse the fires, before they can.

Source: Infernal Retaliation

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