inundate
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.
Origin of inundate
1synonym study For inundate
Other words for inundate
Other words from inundate
- in·un·da·tion [in-uhn-dey-shuhn, -uhn-] /ˌɪn ənˈdeɪ ʃən, -ʌn-/ noun
- in·un·da·tor, noun
- in·un·da·to·ry [in-uhn-duh-tawr-ee], /ɪnˈʌn dəˌtɔr i/, adjective
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How to use inundate in a sentence
Millions of refugees were inundating the several hundred square kilometers of urbanized coastline.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTA mass of mingled water and snow rushed madly from the hills, inundating the fields far and wide.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 | Daniel WebsterExceedingly heavy rain, completely inundating our camp, which lies in a poor locality for wet weather.
An Artilleryman's Diary | Jenkin Lloyd JonesAs he came nearer to it his hope grew less for he could see where the flames had swept in an inundating sea along Cragg's Ridge.
The Country Beyond | James Oliver CurwoodSo the mouths of '75 rained without interruption, inundating the remote thickets with their shells.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Vicente Blasco Ibanez
The water also has increased so much as to be within a few inches of inundating the city.
Journal of a Residence at Bagdad | Anthony Groves
British Dictionary definitions for inundate
/ (ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt) /
to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
to overwhelm, as if with a flood: to be inundated with requests
Origin of inundate
1Derived forms of inundate
- inundant or inundatory, adjective
- inundation, noun
- inundator, noun
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