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in·un·date
(ĭn′ŭn-dāt′)tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates
1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters.
2. To overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp: The theater was inundated with requests for tickets.
[Latin inundāre, inundāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + undāre, to surge (from unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots).]
in′un·da′tion n.
in′un·da′tor n.
in·un′da·to′ry (-də-tôr′ē) adj.
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inundate
(ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt)vb (tr)
1. to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
2. to overwhelm, as if with a flood: to be inundated with requests.
[C17: from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave]
ˈinundant, inˈundatory adj
ˌinunˈdation n
ˈinunˌdator n
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in•un•date
(ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-)v.t. -dat•ed, -dat•ing.
1. to flood; overspread with water; deluge.
2. to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.
[1615–25; < Latin inundātus, past participle of inundāre to flood, overflow =in- in-2 + undāre to rise in waves, derivative of unda wave]
in`un•da′tion, n.
in′un•da`tor, n.
in•un′da•to`ry (-dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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inundate
Past participle: inundated
Gerund: inundating
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| Verb | 1. | inundate - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" |
| 2. | inundate - fill or cover completely, usually with water flood - cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes" |
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inundate
verb
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inundate
verb1. To flow over completely:
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Translations
يَغْمُر، يُغْرِق
zaplavit
oversvømme
flæîa yfir
užtvindymas
applūdinātpārplūdināt
sel basmaksu basmak
inundate
[ˈɪnʌndeɪt] VT → inundarwe have been inundated with replies → nos hemos visto inundados or desbordados por las respuestas
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inundate
[ˈɪnʌndeɪt] vtThey have inundated me with fan letters → J'ai été inondé de lettres de fans.
to be inundated with [+ calls, letters, requests] → être inondé de
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inundate
vt (lit, fig) → überschwemmen, überfluten; (with work) → überhäufen; have you a lot of work on? — I’m inundated → haben Sie viel Arbeit? — ich ersticke darin
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inundate
(ˈinəndeit) verb to flood (a place, building etc).
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