Drown1. (v. i.) To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.
2. (v. t.) To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
3. (v. t.) To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
4. (v. t.) To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.
Thesaurus Entries
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