drown out

• Verbo frasal que significa hacer que un sonido no se oiga al producir otro más fuerte. También puede usarse de forma figurada para indicar que algo se ve superado u opacado por otra cosa más intensa o dominante.

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

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Make inaudibleinformal

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

   ahogar (un sonido)

   • 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.

   Sinónimosblot outdeadenmaskmufflemuteobscureoverpoweroverwhelmsmotherstifle

2. Overwhelm or suppressinformal

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

   ahogar, apagar, eclipsar

   • 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.

   Sinónimosburyengulfmuffleoverpowerovershadowoverwhelmsilencesmotherstiflesubmergeswamp

   Antónimosamplifyexposereveal

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