inundate
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inundate
- /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/ UK
- /ˈɪn.ʌnˌdeɪt/ UK
- /ɪˈnʌn.deɪt/ UK
- /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/ Canada, US
- /ˈɪn.ənˌdæɪt/ Australia
- /ˈən.ənˌdæɪt/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin inundātus, the perfect passive participle of inundō (“to flood, overflow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- + undō (“to overflow, wave”), from unda (“wave”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
verb inundates · inundating · inundated
- To cover with large amounts of water; to flood. The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.
- To overwhelm. The agency was inundated with phone calls.
Similar: swamp
Thesaurus
verb
Similar: swamp
Translations
Every language
verb to cover with large amounts of water
| Español | inundar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 淹沒 /淹没 yānmò |
| हिन्दी | परिप्लावित pariplāvit |
| Português | inundar |
| Français | inonder |
| Deutsch | überfluten |
| Italiano | inondare |
| Русский | залива́ть zalivátʹ, зали́ть zalítʹ, затопля́ть zatopljátʹ, затопи́ть zatopítʹ, наводня́ть navodnjátʹ, наводни́ть navodnítʹ |
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title = {inundate},
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