overdrown en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + drown.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To drench or wet to excess.
VVhen caſting round her ouer-drovvned eyes, […]
1616, William Browne, “The First Song”, in Britannia’s Pastorals. The Second Booke, London: […] Thomas Snodham for George Norton, […], →OCLC, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overdrowns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overdrowned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overdrowned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overdrowning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |