Complete Definition of "drown"

English
Pronunciation
droun, /dra�n/, /<tt>draUn</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-a�n|Rhymes: -a�n

Verb
en-verb

#To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish by suffocation in water.
#To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
#To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
#To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; &mdash; said especially of sound. Usually in the form "drown out"

Derived terms
drowning

Translations

Arabic: gharq غر�
Chinese: y�nmò (淹� traditional, 淹没 simplified)
CJKV Characters: 歾 (mò)
Czech: utopit
Dutch: verdrinken
Finnish: hukkua
French: se noyer
German: ertrinken
Greek: �νίγομαι intransitive (pníghome) / �νίγ� transitive (pnígho)
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Italian: annegarsi
Japanese: 浸� intransitive (hitaru) / 浸� transitive (hitasu)
Persian: gharq shodan غر� شد�
Portuguese: afogar-se
Russian: по�он���
Spanish: ahogarse
Turkish: bo�ulmak

Category:Liquids
Category:English ergative verbs
Category:Death

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