inundate

[in-uh n-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]

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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.

Origin of inundate

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

Related formsin·un·da·tion, nounin·un·da·tor, nounin·un·da·to·ry

[in-uhn-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪnˈʌn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivesu·per·in·un·da·tion, nounun·in·un·dat·ed, adjective

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2. glut.

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Examples from the Web for inundated

Contemporary Examples

Throughout the afternoon, Rashid was inundated with phone calls and knocks on the door.
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The move shocked audiences, who inundated CBS with angry letters.
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Yet I was hugged, inundated with compliments, and told how strong I was for being on the receiving end.
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Beginning at a young age, our children are inundated with educational propaganda proclaiming that guns are bad.
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June 12, 2014
The medical crews are inundated by the volume of need, with everything from emergency C-sections to regular lacerations.
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Historical Examples

The least fissure in the latter would have inundated the channel.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885
Various
Women and men, amongst whom were several journalists, were inundated.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
The directors were inundated with schemes of all sorts for facilitating locomotion.
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A great flood of happiness, of joy in living, inundated his being.
Doctor Pascal
Emile Zola
Sometimes, as is done in Egypt, the fields are inundated before sowing.
Aztec Land
Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for inundated

inundate

verb (tr)

to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
to overwhelm, as if with a floodto be inundated with requests

Derived Formsinundant or inundatory, adjectiveinundation, nouninundator, noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave

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Word Origin and History for inundated

inundate

v.

1620s, back-formation from inundation, or else from Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare "to overflow, run over" (see inundation). Related: Inundated; inundating.

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Examples from the Web for inundated

Contemporary Examples

Throughout the afternoon, Rashid was inundated with phone calls and knocks on the door.

The move shocked audiences, who inundated CBS with angry letters.

Yet I was hugged, inundated with compliments, and told how strong I was for being on the receiving end.

Beginning at a young age, our children are inundated with educational propaganda proclaiming that guns are bad.

The medical crews are inundated by the volume of need, with everything from emergency C-sections to regular lacerations.

Historical Examples

The least fissure in the latter would have inundated the channel.

Women and men, amongst whom were several journalists, were inundated.

The directors were inundated with schemes of all sorts for facilitating locomotion.

A great flood of happiness, of joy in living, inundated his being.

Sometimes, as is done in Egypt, the fields are inundated before sowing.

inundate

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for inundated

inundate

v.

Origin of inundate