eliminate vs drown

eliminate and drown both are verbs.

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

As verbs, drown is a hyponym of eliminate; that is, drown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eliminate:

eliminate (verb)	drown (verb)
eliminate from the body	die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
kill in large numbers	kill by submerging in water
terminate, end, or take out	get rid of as if by submerging
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations	cover completely or make imperceptible
dismiss from consideration or a contest	be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
remove from a contest or race	be covered with or submerged in a liquid
get rid of something