Definitions for inundateˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•un•dateˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-(v.t.)-dat•ed, -dat•ing.
to flood; overspread with water; deluge.
to overwhelm:
inundated with letters of protest.
Origin of inundate:
1615–25; < L inundātus, ptp. of inundāre to flood, overflow =in-in -2+undāre to rise in waves, der. of unda wave
in•un′da•to`ry-dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp(verb)
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
"the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
inundate, deluge, submerge(verb)
fill or cover completely, usually with water
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
inundate(verb)ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-
to send or provide more than can be dealt with
We have been inundated with letters.
Wiktionary
inundate(Verb)
To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.
inundate(Verb)
To overwhelm.
The agency was inundated with phone calls.
Origin: From inundo.
Webster Dictionary
Inundate(verb)
to cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town
Inundate(verb)
to fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit
Translations for inundate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
inundate(verb)
to flood (a place, building etc).
- oorstroomAfrikaans
- يَغْمُر، يُغْرِقArabic
- наводнявамBulgarian
- inundarPortuguese (BR)
- zaplavitCzech
- überschwemmenGerman
- oversvømmeDanish
- κατακλύζω, πλημυρίζωGreek
- inundarSpanish
- üle ujutamaEstonian
- سیل زده کردنFarsi
- hukuttaaFinnish
- inonderFrench
- לְהָצִיףHebrew
- प्लावित करना, बाढ़ लानाHindi
- poplavitiCroatian
- elárasztHungarian
- membanjiriIndonesian
- flæða yfirIcelandic
- inondareItalian
- 浸水するJapanese
- 범람하다Korean
- užtvindytiLithuanian
- applūdināt; pārplūdinātLatvian
- membanjiriMalay
- overstromenDutch
- oversvømmeNorwegian
- zalaćPolish
- سیل آمدنPersian
- سيلاب راتللPashto
- inundarPortuguese
- a inundaRomanian
- затоплятьRussian
- zaplaviťSlovak
- poplavitiSlovenian
- poplavitiSerbian
- översvämmaSwedish
- ท่วมThai
- su basmak, sel basmakTurkish
- 淹沒Chinese (Trad.)
- затоплювати, заливатиUkrainian
- سیلاب سے بھر دیناUrdu
- tràn ngậpVietnamese
- 淹没Chinese (Simp.)
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