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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•un•date /ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -dat•ed, -dat•ing. - to overspread with water; flood:Heavy rains inundated the town.
- to overwhelm:inundated by telephone calls.
in•un•da•tion /ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•un•date (in′ən dāt′, -un-, in un′dāt),USA pronunciation v.t., -dat•ed, -dat•ing. - to flood; cover or overspread with water;
deluge. - to overwhelm:inundated with letters of protest.
- Latin inundātus, past participle of inundāre to flood, overflow, equivalent. to in- in-2 + und(a) wave + -ātus -ate1
- 1615–25
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged glut.
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