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inundate definition

in·un·date (in′ən dāt′)

transitive verb inundated -·dat′ed, inundating -·dat′·ing

  1. to cover or engulf with a flood; deluge
  2. to overwhelm with a rush or great amount of anything

Etymology: < L inundatus, pp. of inundare, to overflow < in-, in, on + undare, to move in waves, flood < unda, a wave: see water

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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