drown vs be

drown and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drown	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of drown; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than drown:

drown: be covered with or submerged in a liquid
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

drown (verb)	be (verb)
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating	spend or use time
kill by submerging in water	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
get rid of as if by submerging	have an existence, be extant
cover completely or make imperceptible	have life, be alive
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation	form or compose
be covered with or submerged in a liquid	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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