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- pronunciation:
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deIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
inundates, inundating, inundated |
| definition 1: |
to cover or overspread with water, esp. a very large amount; flood.
The floods inundated the entire coastal region.- similar words:
- deluge, engulf, flood, overflow, overrun, submerge
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| definition 2: |
to overspread or overwhelm as if with a flood of water; deluge.
The office was inundated with responses to the advertisement.- similar words:
- avalanche, deluge, engulf, flood, swamp
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| related words: |
drench, glut, gulf, immerse, swamp |
| derivation: |
inundation (n.) |
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