| VERB | contact | drown, submerge, overwhelm | cover completely or make imperceptible |
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| change | drown | get rid of as if by submerging / submerging | |
| change | drown | die from being submerged / submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating / asphyxiating | |
| change | drown | kill by submerging in water | |
| stative | drown, swim | be covered with or submerged in a liquid | |
| motion | drown | be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation |
| Sounds | draw'n | |
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| Rhymes | Allentown ... Youngstown: 56 rhymes with awn... | |
| Meaning | Cover completely or make imperceptible. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | submerge, overwhelm | |
| Broader | cover, spread over | form a cover over |
| See also | drown out | make imperceptible |
| Spanish | sumergir | |
| Meaning | Get rid of as if by submerging / submerging. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "She drowned her trouble in alcohol" | |
| Broader | extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with | Terminate, end, or take out |
| Spanish | ahogar | |
| Catalan | ofegar | |
| Meaning | die from being submerged / submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating / asphyxiating. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The child drowned in the lake" | |
| Broader | die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it | Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain / sustain life |
| Spanish | ahogarse | |
| Catalan | ofegar-se | |
| Meaning | kill by submerging in water. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to drown the prisoners | |
| Example | "He drowned the kittens" | |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Spanish | ahogar | |
| Catalan | ofegar | |
| Meaning | Be covered with or submerged in a liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | swim | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Meaning | Be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "the divers saved the drowning child" | |
| Broader | submerge, submerse | sink below the surface |
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