INUNDATE


Meaning of INUNDATE in English

— 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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .