Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense inundates, present participle inundating, past tense, past participle inundated
1. verb
If you say that you are inundatedwith things such as letters, demands, or requests, you are emphasizing that you receive so many of them that you cannot deal with them all.
[emphasis]
Her office was inundated with requests for tickets. [beVERB-ed + with]
They have inundated me with fan letters. [VERB noun + with]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: overwhelm, flood, swamp, engulf More Synonyms of inundate
2. verb [usually passive]
If an area of land is inundated, it becomes covered with water.
Their neighborhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River. [beVERB-ed]
Synonyms: flood, engulf, submerge, drown More Synonyms of inundate
inundate in British English
(ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt)
verb(transitive)
1.
to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp
2.
to overwhelm, as if with a flood
to be inundated with requests
Derived forms
inundant (ˈinundant) or inundatory (inˈundatory)
adjective
inundation (ˌinunˈdation)
noun
inundator (ˈinunˌdator)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave
inundate in American English
(ˈɪnənˌdeɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈinunˌdated or ˈinunˌdating
1.
to cover or engulf with a flood; deluge
2.
to overwhelm with a rush or great amount of anything
Derived forms
inundation (ˌinunˈdation)
noun
inundator (ˈinunˌdator)
noun
inundatory (inˈundaˌtory) (ɪnˈʌndəˌtɔri)
adjective
Word origin
< L inundatus, pp. of inundare, to overflow < in-, in, on + undare, to move in waves, flood < unda, a wave: see water
Synonyms of 'inundate'
overwhelm, flood, swamp, engulf
flood, engulf, submerge, drown
More Synonyms of inundate
In other languages
inundate
British English: inundate VERB
If you say that you are inundated with things, you are emphasizing that you receive so many of them that you cannot deal with them all.
Her office was inundated with requests for tickets.
American English: inundate
Brazilian Portuguese: inundar
Chinese: 被 > 淹没大量信件或请求等
European Spanish: inundar
French: inonder
German: überschwemmen
Italian: inondare
Japanese: 殺到する
Korean: 쇄도하다
European Portuguese: inundar
Latin American Spanish: inundar
Chinese translation of 'inundate'
inundate
(ˈɪnʌndeɪt)
vt
to be inundated with[calls, letters, requests] ... 多得应(應)接不暇 ( ... duō de yìngjiē bù xiá)
1 (verb)
Definition
to overwhelm, as if with a flood
Her office was inundated with requests for tickets.
Synonyms
overwhelm
The small Pacific island could be overwhelmed by rising sea levels.
flood
Many streams have flooded their banks.
swamp
engulf
He was engulfed by a feeling of emptiness.
overflow
overrun
The flower beds were overrun with weeds.
glut
Soldiers returning from war had glutted the job market.
2 (verb)
Definition
to cover completely with water
Their neighbourhood is being inundated by the rising waters.
Synonyms
flood
The house was flooded.
engulf
The flat was engulfed in flames.
submerge
The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village.
drown
The country would be drowned in blood.
overflow
The river has overflowed its banks in several places.
immerse
The electrodes are immersed in liquid.
deluge
Torrential rain deluged the capital.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deluge
Definition
to flood
Torrential rain deluged the capital.
Synonyms
flood,
drown,
swamp,
submerge,
soak,
drench,
inundate,
douse
in the sense of drown
Definition
to drench thoroughly
The country would be drowned in blood.
Synonyms
drench,
flood,
soak,
steep,
swamp,
saturate,
engulf,
submerge,
immerse,
inundate,
deluge
in the sense of engulf
Definition
to overwhelm
He was engulfed by a feeling of emptiness.
Synonyms
overwhelm,
overcome,
crush,
absorb,
swamp,
engross
Nearby words of
inundate
intuitive
intuitively
intwine
inundate
inundation
inured
invade
Synonyms of 'inundate'
inundate
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of engulf
Definition
to immerse, plunge, or swallow up
The flat was engulfed in flames.
Synonyms
immerse,
bury,
flood (out),
plunge,
consume,
drown,
swamp,
encompass,
submerge,
overrun,
inundate,
deluge,
envelop,
swallow up
in the sense of glut
Definition
to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it
Soldiers returning from war had glutted the job market.
Synonyms
saturate,
flood,
choke,
clog,
overload,
inundate,
deluge,
oversupply
in the sense of immerse
Definition
to plunge or dip into liquid
The electrodes are immersed in liquid.
Synonyms
plunge,
dip,
submerge,
sink,
duck,
bathe,
douse,
dunk,
submerse
in the sense of overflow
Definition
to flow over (a brim)
The river has overflowed its banks in several places.
Synonyms
flood,
swamp,
submerge,
cover,
drown,
soak,
immerse,
inundate,
deluge,
pour over
in the sense of overrun
Definition
to spread over (a place) rapidly
The flower beds were overrun with weeds.
Synonyms
spread over,
overwhelm,
choke,
swamp,
overflow,
infest,
inundate,
permeate,
spread like wildfire,
swarm over,
surge over,
overgrow
in the sense of submerge
The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village.