inundate
pronunciation
How to pronounce inundate in British English:
UK [ˈɪnʌndeɪt]
How to pronounce inundate in American English:
US [ˈɪnʌnˌdet, ˈɪnən-]
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- Verb:
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- fill or cover completely, usually with water
Word Origin
- inundate
- inundate: see undulate
- inundate (v.)
- 1620s, back-formation from inundation, or else from Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare "to overflow, run over" (see inundation). Related: Inundated; inundating.
Example
- 1. In japan the interruption to electricity supply means that output has been affected even in areas the tsunami did not directly inundate .
- 2. The major reasons for the inundate modern international terrorism are : wrangling over nationalities , religions and territories .
- 3. Kari was one of the few people in america without e-mail on her computer ; she was sure that dale would find her address and inundate her with messages .
- 4. ' The situation is expected to get worse as the second and third waves of floods inundate more lands and uproot more people , ' mr. qureshi said .
- 5. If that happened again it would displace a billion people and inundate most of the world 's biggest cities , including new york , london and mumbai .