Definitions for: Inundate


[v] fill or cover completely, usually with water
[v] fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"



Webster (1913) Definition: In*un"date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inundated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inundating.] [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to
inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to
overflow, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.]
1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood;
as, the river inundated the town.

2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as,
the country was inundated with bills of credit.

Syn: To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.

Synonyms: deluge, deluge, flood, submerge, swamp

See Also: fill, fill up, flood, flood in, make full

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