drown synonyms

drown

v.

  1. To cover with liquid

    swamp, inundate, overflow; see flood.

  2. To lower into a liquid

    dip, plunge, submerge; see immerse 1, sink 2.

  3. To kill or die by drowning

    sink, suffocate, asphyxiate, go under; see die 1, kill 1.

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