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in⋅un⋅date

  [in-uhn-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]
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–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; < L inundātus, ptp. of inundāre to flood, overflow, equiv. to in- in- 2 + und(a) wave + -ātus -ate 1

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

Synonyms:
2. glut.
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in·un·date   (ĭn'ŭn-dāt', ĭn'ən-)   
tr.v.   in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates
  1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters.
  2. To overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp: The theater was inundated with requests for tickets.

[Latin inundāre, inundāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + undāre, to surge (from unda, wave; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots).]
in'un·da'tion n., in'un·da'tor n., in·un'da·to'ry (-də-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Inundation

In`un*da"tion\, n. [L. inundatio: cf. F. inondation.]

1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

With inundation wide the deluge reigns, Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains. --Wilkie.

2. An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists.

To stop the inundation of her tears. --Shak.
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inundation 
1432, from L. inundationem (nom. inundatio) "an overflowing," from inundatus, pp. of inundare "to overflow," from in- "onto" + undare "to flow," from unda "wave" (see water).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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