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drown (droun)

[Middle English drounen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

verb: drowned, drown·ing, drowns. 

transitive verb 

  1. To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid.
  2. To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid.
  3. To deaden one's awareness of; blot out: people who drowned their troubles in drink.
  4. To muffle or mask (a sound) by a louder sound: screams that were drowned out by the passing train.

intransitive verb 

To die by suffocating in water or another liquid.