inundate
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin inundō.
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inundate (third-person singular simple present inundates, present participle inundating, simple past and past participle 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.
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To cover with large amounts of water
To overwhelm
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[edit] Adverb
inundate
- present adverbial passive participle of inundi
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
inundāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of inundō