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inundate
[ in-uhn-deyt, -uhn- ]
verb (used with object)
- to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- to overwhelm:
inundated with letters of protest.
Synonyms:
inundate
/ ˈɪʌˌɪ /
verb
- to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
- to overwhelm, as if with a flood
to be inundated with requests
Derived Forms
- ˈԳܲˌ岹ٴǰ, noun
- ˌԳܲˈ岹پDz, noun
- ˈԳܲԻ岹Գ, adjective
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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inundate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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