inundate

Definitions


[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)


Phrases:

Origin:
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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