verdrinken

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch verdrinken. Equivalent to ver- +‎ drinken (“drink”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vərˈdrɪŋ.kə(n)/ Hyphenation: ver‧drin‧ken Rhymes: -ɪŋkən === Verb === verdrinken (ergative) to drown (to (cause to) die of suffocation while submerged) Synonym: verzuipen (ergative) to drown (to submerge completely in liquid) (intransitive, figuratively) to drown, drown out (to seemingly disappear in a mass) (transitive) to spend on drinking alcoholic drinks Synonym: verzuipen (transitive, figuratively) to drown (one's sorrow by consuming alcohol) Synonym: verzuipen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verdrinking ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: verdrink ==== See also ==== drenkeling