Inundate
21inundate — verb (T) be inundated a) to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all: After the broadcast, we were inundated with requests for more information. b) formal to be covered with water inundation noun (C, U) …
22inundate — verb 1) a flood inundated the temple Syn: flood, deluge, overrun, swamp, drown, submerge, engulf 2) we have been inundated with complaints Syn: overwhelm, overrun, overload, bog down …
23inundate — v 1. flood, overflow, deluge, overrun, pour over; submerge, drown, cover, engulf, bury; drench, saturate, soak; surge, swell, stream forth, pour forth, disembogue, debouch. 2. overwhelm, overpower, overspread, overburden; sate, glut, choke, fill… …
24inundate — in·un·date …
25inundate — [ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt] verb [T] to send or provide much more of something than someone can easily deal with We ve been inundated with calls.[/ex] …
26inundate — in•un•date [[t]ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, ʌn [/t]] v. t. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) to flood; overspread with water; deluge 2) to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest[/ex] • Etymology: 1615–25; < L inundātus, ptp. of inundāre to flood, overflow = in… …
27inundate — /ˈɪnʌndeɪt / (say inundayt) verb (t) (inundated, inundating) 1. to overspread with a flood; overflow; flood; deluge. 2. to overspread as with or in a flood; overwhelm. {Latin inundātus, past participle, overflowed} –inundation /ɪnʌnˈdeɪʃən/ (say… …
28inundate — see UNDULATE …
29inundate — v.tr. (often foll. by with) 1 flood. 2 overwhelm (inundated with enquiries). Derivatives: inundation n. Etymology: L inundare flow (as IN (2), unda wave) …
30Inundated — Inundate 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover… …
