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uitdoen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doff verb To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
  • douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.

Senses

uitdoen is used for these senses in English:

  • doff (chiefly, clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
  • douse (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
  • put out To extinguish (fire).
  • turn off (transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
  • turn out (transitive, idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device.

doff — full definition

  1. verb To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
  2. verb To remove or tip (a hat or other headwear) in greeting or salutation, or as a mark of respect.
  3. verb To undress (oneself); to divest, to strip.
  4. verb To cast aside or get rid of (something), to throw off.

douse — full definition

  1. verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  2. verb To put out a flame or light.

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