— inundation , n. — inundator , n. — inundatory /in un"deuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.
/in"euhn dayt', -un-, in un"dayt/ , v.t., inundated, inundating .
1. to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
2. to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.
[ 1615-25; inundatus, ptp. of inundare to flood, overflow, equiv. to in- IN- 2 + und ( a ) wave + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 2. glut.