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inundate
[ in-uhn-deyt, -uhn- ]
verb (used with object)
- to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- to overwhelm:
inundated with letters of protest.
Synonyms:
inundate
/ ˈɪʌˌɪ /
verb
- to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
- to overwhelm, as if with a flood
to be inundated with requests
Derived Forms
- ˈԳܲˌ岹ٴǰ, noun
- ˌԳܲˈ岹پDz, noun
- ˈԳܲԻ岹Գ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ܲ·岹·پDz [in-, uh, n-, dey, -sh, uh, n, -uhn-] noun
- ·ܲ·岹·ٴǰ noun
- ·ܲ·岹·ٴ· [in-, uhn, -d, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inundate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Since the incident, the doctor has been inundated with abuse, and the hospital has been targeted by a bomb threat.
Their inquiries revealed that the trucks carried winter storm sediment dredged from catch basins that were quickly inundated with runoff in and around fire-scarred Altadena.
They are the new frontier of America, a strange return to some recognizable normalcy after years of being inundated with nothing but Kardashian clout-chasing.
According to US media reports, it was Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, inundated with calls from business leaders, who played a key part in swaying Trump.
We’re being inundated with mass amounts of ugliness, and the purveyors of this unsightly deluge want to bury us so deeply that we’ll forget how pleasant the world can be.
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