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Drown

/draʊn/

To die or cause to die under water due to lack of air.

Synonyms:

I was silent, drowning...

It drowned their fire, but it has strengthened mine.

But this "voice" of art is too often drowned.

The word drown comes from the Old English druncnian, meaning to be submerged or suffocate, which is derived from a Germanic base akin to drink.

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