affogare — meaning in English

English meaning

• drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
• smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
• stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.

Senses

affogare is used for these senses in English:

• drown (transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
• drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
• smother (transitive, cooking) To cook in a close dish.
• stifle (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).

drown — full definition

1. verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
2. verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.

smother — full definition

1. verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
2. verb To suppress or hold back a feeling, reaction, or activity almost completely.
3. verb To cover something thickly, especially food, with a sauce, topping, or affection.

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