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- [droun]
- /draʊn/
- /draʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [droun]
- /draʊn/
Definitions of drown word
- verb without object drown to die under water or other liquid of suffocation. 1
- verb with object drown to kill by submerging under water or other liquid. 1
- verb with object drown to destroy or get rid of by, or as if by, immersion: He drowned his sorrows in drink. 1
- verb with object drown to flood or inundate. 1
- verb with object drown to overwhelm so as to render inaudible, as by a louder sound (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object drown to add too much water or liquid to (a drink, food, or the like). 1
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Origin of drown
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English drounnen, Old English druncnian, perhaps by loss of c between nasals and shift of length from nn to ou
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Parts of speech for Drown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drown
verb drown
- drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- go down — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- inundate — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- immerse — to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
Antonyms for drown
verb drown
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- float — to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
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