inundate

[ in-uhn-deyt, -uhn- ]
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verb (used with object),in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing.
  1. to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.

  2. to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.

Origin of inundate

1
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin inundātus, past participle of inundāre “to flood, overflow,” equivalent to in- in-2 + und(a) “wave” + -ātus -ate1

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See flood.

Other words for inundate

Other words from inundate

  • in·un·da·tion [in-uhn-dey-shuhn, -uhn-] /ˌɪn ənˈdeɪ ʃən, -ʌn-/ noun
  • in·un·da·tor, noun
  • in·un·da·to·ry [in-uhn-duh-tawr-ee], /ɪnˈʌn dəˌtɔr i/, adjective

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inundate

/ (ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp

  2. to overwhelm, as if with a flood: to be inundated with requests

Origin of inundate

1
C17: from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave

Derived forms of inundate

  • inundant or inundatory, adjective
  • inundation, noun
  • inundator, noun

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