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inundate
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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.

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

inun·dation n.
inun·dator n.
in·unda·tory (-d-tôr, -tr) adj.

inundate
Verb
[-dating, -dated]
1. to cover completely with water
2. to overwhelm, as if with a flood: the police were inundated with calls [Latin inundare]
inundation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.inundate - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
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
flood - cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

inundate
Translations

inundate [ˈɪnʌndeɪt] vt to inundate with → inundar de
inundate [ˈɪnʌndeɪt] vt to inundate with → inonder de
inundate [ˈɪnʌndeɪt] vt to inundate with → überschwemmen mit
inundate [ˈɪnʌndeɪt] vt to inundate with → inondare di

inundate
v inundate [ˈinəndeit]
to flood (a place, building etc). oorstroomيَغْمُر، يُغْرِقнаводнявамzaplavitoversvømmeüberschwemmenκατακλύζω, πλημυρίζωinundarüle ujutamaسیل زده کردنtulviainonderלְהָצִיףप्लावित करना, बाढ़ लानाpoplavitielárasztmembanjiriflæða yfirinondare浸水する침수시키다užtvindytiapplūdināt; pārplūdinātmembanjirioverstromenoversvømmezalaćinundara inundaзатоплятьzaplaviťpoplavitipoplavitiöversvämmaท่วมsu basmak, sel basmak淹沒затоплювати, заливатиسیلاب سے بھر دیناtràn ngập
n ˌinunˈdation
oorstromingفَيَضانнаводнениеzáplavaoversvømmelsedie Überschwemmungκατακλυσμός, πλημύραinundaciónüleujutusسیل؛ آب گرفتگیtulvainondationהֲצָפָהबाढ़poplava(ki)áradás; elárasztásbanjirflóð, vatnagangurinondazione浸水침수, 홍수potvynis, užtvindymasapplūdināšana; pārplūdināšana; plūdikebanjiranoverstromingoversvømmelsepowódźinundaçãoinundaţieнаводнениеzáplavapoplavapoplavaöversvämningการท่วมsel, su baskını, su altında kalma淹沒повінь, затопленняسیلابsự tràn ngập

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