ˈinənˌdāt sometimes ˈiˌnə- or ə̇ˈnə-; usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in- in- (II) + undare to rise in waves, from unda wave — more at water
1.
a. : to flood with water : submerge
rising rivers inundate low-lying farms
a tidal wave inundates the island
b. : to flood as if with water
red blood inundated her face, previously so pale — Thomas Hardy
I have never felt … more inundated with frustration — John Mason Brown
2. : to overwhelm by great numbers or a superfluity of something : swamp
was inundated by calls, telegrams, and letters — Marya Mannes
inundated the nation with carloads of literature — Estes Kefauver