inundate
[ in-uhn-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt ]
/ ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-, ɪnˈʌn deɪt /
verb (used with object), in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing.
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.
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inundate
/ (ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
to overwhelm, as if with a flood
to be inundated with requests
Derived forms of inundate
inundant or inundatory, adjective inundation, noun inundator, nounWord Origin for inundate
C17: from Latin
inundāre to flood, from
unda wave