Inundate
11inundate — 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.… …
12inundate — Synonyms and related words: afflict, aggrieve, anguish, baptize, be prodigal with, board, break down, bring to tears, bury, cascade, cataract, crush, cut up, deluge, desolate, dip, douse, draw tears, drown, duck, dunk, embitter, engulf, escalade …
13inundate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flood, deluge. See water, sufficiency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. submerge, engulf, deluge, overwhelm; see flood , immerse 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flood, deluge, engulf, drown, swamp,… …
14inundate — in|un|date [ˈınəndeıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of inundare, from unda wave ] 1.) be inundated (with/by sth) to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all = ↑swamp ▪ After the broadcast …
15inundate — in|un|date [ ınən,deıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to send or provide much more of something than someone can easily deal with: be inundated with/by something: We ve been inundated by calls from angry listeners. 2. ) FORMAL to cover an area of land… …
16inundate — see UNDULATE …
17inundate — [[t]ɪ̱nʌndeɪt[/t]] inundates, inundating, inundated 1) VERB (emphasis) If you say that you are inundated with things such as letters, demands, or requests, you are emphasizing that you receive so many of them that you cannot deal with them all.… …
18inundate — in·un·date || ɪnÊŒndeɪt v. flood, overflow …
19inundate — [ ɪnʌndeɪt] verb 1》 flood (a place). 2》 overwhelm with things to be dealt with. Derivatives inundation noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as inundation): from L. inundat , inundare flood , from in into, upon + undare to flow (from unda a wave ) …
20inundate — v. a. 1. Flood, deluge, submerge, overflow, overwhelm, drown. 2. Fill to superfluity, flood, deluge, glut …
