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   drown

   /draʊn/

   verb

   • 1. die through submersion in and inhalation of water: "a motorist drowned when her car plunged off the edge of a quay" Similar suffocate in waterinhale watergo undergo to a watery graveinformal:go to Davy Jones's locker
   • ▪ deliberately kill (a person or animal) by drowning: "he immediately drowned four of the dogs"
   • ▪ submerge or flood (an area): "when the ice melted the valleys were drowned" Similar floodsubmergeimmerseinundatedelugeswampengulfdrenchsoakcoversaturateOpposite drain
   • ▪ (of a sound) make (another sound) inaudible by being much louder: "his voice was drowned out by the approaching engine noise" Similar make inaudibledrown outbe louder thanoverpoweroverwhelmovercomeoverrideengulfswallow updevourburymuffledeadenstiflewipe outextinguishsilenceOpposite augment
   • ▪ be overwhelmed by a large amount of something: "both business and household sectors are drowning in debt"
   • ▪ cover or immerse food in: "good pizza is not eight inches thick and drowned in tomato sauce"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally northern): related to Old Norse drukkna ‘to be drowned’, also to drink.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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