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inundate
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[ˈɪnʌndeɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
(e.g: we've been inundated with complaints from listeners)
- flood
(e.g: the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise)
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Origin
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late 16th century: (earlier (late Middle English) as inundation) from Latin inundat- ‘flooded’, from the verb inundare, from in- ‘into, upon’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’)
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