DROWN

/dɹaʊn/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 10

Definition

  1. verb cover completely or make imperceptible. — synonyms: submerge, overwhelm
  2. verb get rid of as if by submerging.
  3. verb die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating.
  4. verb kill by submerging in water.
  5. verb be covered with or submerged in a liquid. — synonyms: swim
  6. verb be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation.

Examples

  • “The answers intelligence services seek are often drowned in the flood of information they can now gather.”

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