单词 | inundate |
释义 | inundate —inundation, n. —inundator, n. —inundatory /in un"deuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. /in"euhn dayt', -un-, in un"dayt/, v.t., inundated, inundating. 1. to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge. 2. to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest. [1615-25; < L inundatus, ptp. of inundare to flood, overflow, equiv. to in- IN-2 + und(a) wave + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 2. glut. |
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