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inundated

 [in-uhn-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]   Origin

in·un·date

   [in-uhn-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]
verb (used with object), -dat·ed, -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
1620s, from pp. stem of inundare (see inundation).
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inundated
pp. adj. from inundate.
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