Drown and Overrun

Drown

Drown verb - To cover with a flood.

Usage example: whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

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Overrun and drown are semantically related In some cases you can use "Overrun" instead a verb "Drown".

Nearby Word: drowning

Overrun verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.

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Drown and overrun are semantically related in flood topic. Sometimes you can use "Drown" instead a verb "Overrun".

base	drown base	overrun base
time	drown time	overrun time
earth	drown earth	overrun earth
world	drown world	overrun world
Other words: fish, water, planet, anyone, town, city, opponents, enemies, heroes.

His first leads him to simply desert and heads to a British pub to drown away his sorrows, only to find that the Mimics would eventually overrun London.

Source: Film / Edge of Tomorrow

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