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inundate
[ in-uhn-deyt, -uhn- ]
/ ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn- /
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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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Origin of inundate
synonym study for inundate
See flood.
OTHER WORDS FROM inundate
in·un·da·tion [in-uhn-dey-shuhn, -uhn-] /ˌɪn ənˈdeɪ ʃən, -ʌn-/ nounin·un·da·tor, nounin·un·da·to·ry [in-uhn-duh-tawr-ee], /ɪnˈʌn dəˌtɔr i/, adjectiveWords nearby inundate
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British Dictionary definitions for inundate
inundate
/ (ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
to overwhelm, as if with a floodto be inundated with requests
Derived forms of inundate
inundant or inundatory, adjectiveinundation, nouninundator, nounWord Origin for inundate
C17: from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave
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