DROWN

Definition:

1. [verb] cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
   Synonyms: submerge, overwhelm
   
   
2. [verb] get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
   
   
3. [verb] die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
   
   
4. [verb] kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
   
   

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