in·un·date

[in-uhn-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]
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:
1615–25; < Latin inundātus, past participle of inundāre to flood, overflow, equivalent to in- in-2 + und(a) wave + -ātus -ate1

Related forms
in·un·da·tion, noun
in·un·da·tor, noun
in·un·da·to·ry [in-uhn-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
su·per·in·un·da·tion, noun
un·in·un·dat·ed, adjective

Synonyms
2. glut.
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inundate (ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
1.  to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
2.  to overwhelm, as if with a flood: to be inundated with requests
 
[C17: from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave]
 
'inundant
 
—adj
 
in'undatory
 
—adj
 
inun'dation
 
—n
 
'inundator
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

inundate
1620s, from pp. stem of inundare (see inundation).
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Example sentences
Flood protection levees were not repaired to allow future flood waters to
  inundate the area and reduce flood damage downstream.
And by the middle of this month, seasonal monsoons are expected to further
  inundate the region.
It is now being turned back into floodplain to absorb floodwaters that might
  otherwise inundate cities upstream.
Sea-level rise could inundate and damage coastal infrastructure in low-lying
  areas or make it more vulnerable to storm surges.
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