different between bask vs douse

English

Etymology

From Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþ?n? and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??sk/, /bæsk/
• enPR: b?sk, IPA^(key): /bæsk/
• Homophone: Basque (in some dialects)
• Rhymes: -æsk

Verb

bask (third-person singular simple present basks, present participle basking, simple past and past participle basked)

1. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
   • 1764, Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller

     […] basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.

2. (figuratively) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in").

Hyponyms

• (to be exposed to the sun's heat): apricate, sun

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• kabs

Albanian

Noun

bask

1. Basque (member of a people)

Swedish

Noun

bask c

1. Basque; member of people

Declension

Related terms

• baskiska
• baskisk
• Baskien

Anagrams

• baks

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare basa.

Pronunciation

• (Burträsk, Skellefteå, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [bæ?sk]

Rhymes: -àsk

Verb

bask (preterite baskä)

1. To wash.

Synonyms

• bøtj
• rääns
• tjwöött

References

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: daus, IPA^(key): /da?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s

Etymology 1

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dw?s?an (“to extinguish”) and douse below.

Alternative forms

• dowse, douze, douce, dause (all obsolete or nonstandard)

Verb

douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

2. (transitive, intransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
3. (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
4. (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
   • 1999, Arthur D. Jacobs, The Prison Called Hohenasperg

     The man who doused the fire was told to put the remainder of the coal into the bucket and then give the bucket to the soldier.

   • Kelly Henderson, Your Mythic Spirit Guide: Spirituality for a Creative Life

     Once you feel confident in your visualizations, you may douse the candle by blowing it out.

Translations

Noun

douse (plural douses)

1. A sudden plunging into water.
   • 1911, Cyphers Series on Practical Poultry Keeping (issue 1, page 74)

     In winter a douse in cold water helps the looks and adds to the style of the carcass, but they should be thoroughly dried before packing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.

Alternative forms

• dowse

Verb

douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

2. (transitive) To strike, beat, or thrash.
3. (transitive, nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly

   Douse the topsail!

Translations

Noun

douse (plural douses)

2. A blow or stroke, especially to the face.

Anagrams

• oused

Middle English

Noun

douse

1. Alternative form of douce