inundate

[ in-uhn-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt ]
/ ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-, ɪnˈʌn deɪt /
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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

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

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inulase, inulin, inulin clearance, inunction, inundant, inundate, inupiaq, inupik, inurbane, inure, inurn
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Words related to inundation

tide, flood, torrent

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British Dictionary definitions for inundation

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, noun

Word Origin for inundate

C17: from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave
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