godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Transitive verb meaning to cause someone or something to drown; the subject actively submerges the object in water, leading to death or suffocation.
犯人は被害者を川で溺らした。
The criminal drowned the victim in the river.
子猫を溺らすなんてひどい。
It's cruel to drown a kitten.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
cause to be addicted; indulge (someone) in
Figurative use: to cause someone to become deeply absorbed or addicted to something, often a vice or pleasure. Less common than the literal drowning sense.
彼は息子をギャンブルに溺らしてしまった。
He caused his son to become addicted to gambling.