inundate (redirected from inundations)

in·un·date  (nn-dt, nn-)

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.

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[Latin inundre, inundt- : in-, in; see in-² + undre, to surge (from unda, wave; see wed-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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inun·dation n.

inun·dator n.

in·unda·tory (-d-tôr, -tr) 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

[from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave]

inundant , inundatory adj

inundation  n

inundator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inundate - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" deluge, flood, swamp fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
	2.	inundate - fill or cover completely, usually with water deluge, submerge 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

1. overwhelm, flood, swamp, engulf, overflow, overrun, glut Her office was inundated with requests for tickets.

2. flood, engulf, submerge, drown, overflow, immerse, deluge Their neighbourhood is being inundated by the rising waters.

Translations

inundate [ˈɪnʌndeɪt] VT → inundar
we have been inundated with replies → nos hemos visto inundados or desbordados por las respuestas

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inundate [ˈɪnʌndeɪt] vt
They 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 [ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt] vt to inundate (with) → inondare (di) (fig) → sommergere (di)

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inundate [ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt] vt to inundate (with) → inondare (di) (fig) → sommergere (di)

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inundate

v inundate [ˈinəndeit]

to flood (a place, building etc). oorstroom يَغْمُر، يُغْرِق наводнявам zaplavit oversvømme überschwemmen κατακλύζω, πλημυρίζω inundar üle ujutama سیل زده کردن hukuttaa inonder לְהָצִיף प्लावित करना, बाढ़ लाना poplaviti eláraszt membanjiri flæða yfir inondare 浸水する 범람하다 užtvindyti applūdināt; pārplūdināt membanjiri overstromen oversvømme zalać inundar a inunda затоплять zaplaviť poplaviti poplaviti översvämma ท่วม su basmak, sel basmak 淹沒 затоплювати, заливати سیلاب سے بھر دینا tràn ngập 淹没

n inunˈdation

oorstroming فَيَضان наводнение záplava oversvømmelse die Überschwemmung κατακλυσμός, πλημύρα inundación üleujutus سیل؛ آب گرفتگی tulva inondation הֲצָפָה बाढ़ poplava (ki)áradás; elárasztás banjir flóð, vatnagangur inondazione 浸水 침수, 홍수 potvynis, užtvindymas applūdināšana; pārplūdināšana; plūdi kebanjiran overstroming oversvømmelse powódź inundação inundaţie наводнение záplava poplava poplava översvämning การท่วม sel, su baskını, su altında kalma 淹沒 повінь, затоплення سیلاب sự tràn ngập 淹没