To drown up

To drown up
Drown Drown, v. t. 1. To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. ``They drown the land.'' --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid. [1913 Webster]

3. To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound. [1913 Webster]

Most men being in sensual pleasures drowned. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]

My private voice is drowned amid the senate. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

{To drown up}, to swallow up. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]


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