Definition
An archaic or dialectal form meaning to extinguish or put out a light or fire.
Etymology
From Middle English douten or doughten, possibly from Old English, related to douse. It's an archaic variant that appears in Early Modern English literature.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare uses 'dout' to mean extinguish—'dout the light!'—but the word was already old-fashioned even then, showing how quickly words fall out of favor.
Translations
CSČeština
pochybnost
po-chyb-nost
DEDeutsch
Zweifel
tsvay-fel
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιβολία
am-fi-vo-lia
FISuomi
epävarmuus
e-pa-var-muus
HUMagyar
bizonytalanság
bi-zo-ny-ta-lan-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
keraguan
ke-ra-guan
ITItaliano
dubbio
doo-bee-o
KMKM
សេចក្តីសង្កេ
se-chak-tee-sang-ke
MSBahasa Melayu
keraguan
ke-ra-guan
NLNederlands
twijfel
twij-fel
PLPolski
wątpliwość
vont-pli-vo-vitz
PTPortuguês
dúvida
doo-vee-da
RORomână
îndoială
in-do-ia-la
RUРусский
сомнение
som-ne-nee
SVSvenska
tvivel
tvee-vel
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-gam
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ham
TLTL
pag-aalinlangan
pa-ga-a-lin-lan-gan
UKУкраїнська
подозра
po-do-zra
VITiếng Việt
nghi ngờ
nghi-nghior