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inundated
in·un·date I0211500 (ĭn′ŭn-dāt′)tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters.2. To overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp: The theater was inundated with requests for tickets.
[Latin inundāre, inundāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + undāre, to surge (from unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots).]
in′un·da′tion n.in′un·da′tor n.in·un′da·to′ry (-də-tôr′ē) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  inundated - covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"awash, flooded, overflowing, afloatfull - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" |
IdiomsSeeinundateinundated
Synonyms for inundatedadj covered with waterSynonyms- awash
- flooded
- overflowing
- afloat
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