drown out

• Verbo usado para indicar o ato de tornar um som inaudível ao produzir um som mais alto ou mais potente. Também pode significar impedir que algo seja percebido ou lembrado, sendo ofuscado por algo mais intenso.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Make inaudibleinformal

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

   Abafar

   • 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.

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2. Overwhelm or suppressinformal

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

   Abafar

   • 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.

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   Antônimosamplifyexposereveal

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