INUNDATE


Meaning of INUNDATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-(ˌ)nən-ˌdāt ]

transitive verb

( -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 ˌi-(ˌ)nən-ˈdā-shən noun

• in·un·da·tor ˈi-(ˌ)nən-ˌdā-tər noun

• in·un·da·to·ry i-ˈnən-də-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

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