inundate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin inundō.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
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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Translations [edit]
to cover with large amounts of water
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to overwhelm
Esperanto [edit]
Adverb [edit]
inundate
- present adverbial passive participle of inundi
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
inundāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of inundō
