Webster 1828 · headword: drown
View source image ↗To overwhelm in water; to extinguish life by immersion in water or other fluid. To immerse, plunge, and lose; to overwhelm or overpower.
KJV WORD
COMBINED MEANING
To submerge or overwhelm as with water; to cause to perish or be lost under an overwhelming force.
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WORD FAMILY
Root: drown
Being submerged, overwhelmed, or destroyed as by water.
HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS
To overwhelm in water; to extinguish life by immersion in water or other fluid. To immerse, plunge, and lose; to overwhelm or overpower.
KJV CONCORDANCE