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inundate

[ in-uhn-deyt, -uhn- ]

verb (used with object)

inundated, inundating.
  1. to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
  2. to overwhelm:

    inundated with letters of protest.

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inundate

/ ˈɪʌˌɪ /

verb

  1. to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
  2. to overwhelm, as if with a flood

    to be inundated with requests

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳܲˌ岹ٴǰ, noun
  • ˌԳܲˈ岹پDz, noun
  • ˈԳܲԻ岹Գ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܲ·岹·پDz [in-, uh, n-, dey, -sh, uh, n, -uhn-] noun
  • ·ܲ·岹·ٴǰ noun
  • ·ܲ·岹·ٴ· [in-, uhn, -d, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inundate1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ԳܲԻٳܲ, past participle of ԳܲԻ “to flood, overflow,” equivalent to in- in- 2 + und(a) “wave” + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inundate1

C17: from Latin ԳܲԻ to flood, from unda wave
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Synonym Study

See flood.
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Example Sentences

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They are the new frontier of America, a strange return to some recognizable normalcy after years of being inundated with nothing but Kardashian clout-chasing.

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According to US media reports, it was Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, inundated with calls from business leaders, who played a key part in swaying Trump.

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We’re being inundated with mass amounts of ugliness, and the purveyors of this unsightly deluge want to bury us so deeply that we’ll forget how pleasant the world can be.

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Inflammatory skin disease patients often face long waits because departments are inundated with growing skin cancer referrals, which are the highest of any NHS urgent cancer referrals.

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The floods have also left people across much of Kinshasa struggling with water shortages, after water treatment pumps in the city were themselves inundated.

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