Found 1 items, similar to To drown up.
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]