verb
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to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
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to overwhelm, as if with a flood
to be inundated with requests
Related Words
See flood.
Other Word Forms
- inundant adjective
- inundation noun
- inundator noun
- inundatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of inundate
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin inundātus, past participle of inundāre “to flood, overflow,” equivalent to in- in- 2 + und(a) “wave” + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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It may come to your attention that we are inundated with technological hype.
From Los Angeles Times
Investors are also inundated with reminders of the so-called January effect, which has come to be understood as one of the best months of the year to own stocks, not just small-caps.
From Barron's
He’s omnipresent, completely dominating coverage, constantly in front of cameras and inundating us with round-the-clock Truth Social posts.
Mr Taylor, who has owned it for 30 years, said he had also been inundated with emails from fans all over the world asking when it was going to reopen.
From BBC
But after giving a talk at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh in 2023 about diversity in agriculture, he was "inundated" with interest about setting up something in Scotland.
From BBC
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