drown out

• Partikelverb, das beschreibt, dass ein Geräusch durch ein lauteres Geräusch übertönt und dadurch unhörbar gemacht wird. Auch im übertragenen Sinn: etwas durch stärkere Einwirkung in den Hintergrund drängen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making a sound inaudible by producing a louder sound.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Make inaudibleinformal

   To make a sound impossible to hear by producing a louder sound.

   Übertönen

   • The loud music drowned out their conversation.
   • The roar of the plane engine drowned out his voice.
   • She turned up the TV to drown out the noise from the street.

   Synonymeblot outdeadenmaskmufflemuteobscureoverpoweroverwhelmsmotherstifle

2. Overwhelm or suppressinformal

   To prevent something from being heard or noticed by being more powerful or prominent.

   Übertönen

   • The government tried to drown out the protesters' voices.
   • His achievements were drowned out by the scandal.
   • The positive news was drowned out by the negative headlines.

   Synonymeburyengulfmuffleoverpowerovershadowoverwhelmsilencesmotherstiflesubmergeswamp

   Antonymeamplifyexposereveal

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