v.
Pronunciation: ' i-( ˌ )n ə n- ˌ d ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -dat · ed ; -dat · ing
Etymology: Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in- + unda wave ― more at WATER
Date: 1590
1 : to cover with a flood : OVERFLOW
2 : OVERWHELM <was inundated with phone calls>
– in · un · da · tion \ ˌ i-( ˌ )n ə n- ' d ā -sh ə n \ noun
– in · un · da · tor \ ' i-( ˌ )n ə n- ˌ d ā -t ə r \ noun
– in · un · da · to · ry \ i- ' n ə n-d ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective