Definition of inundate Inundate

/ɪˈnʌndejˌt/ - [inundeyt] - in•un•date

We found 9 definitions of inundate from 6 different sources.

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What does inundate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

inundates, inundating, inundated  

inundate - fill or cover completely, usually with water
  deluge, submerge
  flood cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
inundate - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
  deluge, flood, swamp
  make full, fill up, fill eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
  flood in arrive in great numbers
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • inundate (v. t.)
    To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town.
  • inundate (v. t.)
    To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • inundate
    To cover with large amounts of water.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • inundate
    in-un′dāt, or in′-, v.t. to flow upon or over in waves (said of water): to flood: to fill with an overflowing abundance.—adj. Inun′dant, overflowing.—n. Inundā′tion, act of inundating: a flood: an overflowing. [L.,—inundāre, -ātumin, in, undāre, to rise in waves—unda, a wave.]

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  • inundate, verb, present, 1st person singular of inundate (infinitive).
  • inundate, verb (infinitive).

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