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Inundate
Pronunciation : In*un"date
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.]
Definition : 1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town.
2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit.
Syn. -- To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.
t. [imp. & p. p. Inundated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inundating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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