'Inundate' definitions:
Definition of 'inundate'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Inundate'
From: GCIDE
- Inundate \In*un"date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inundated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inundating.] [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inundate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afflict,
- aggrieve,
- anguish,
- baptize,
- be prodigal with,
- board,
- break down,
- bring to tears,
- bury,
- cascade,
- cataract,
- crush,
- cut up,
- deluge,
- desolate,
- dip,
- douse,
- draw tears,
- drown,
- duck,
- dunk,
- embitter,
- engulf,
- escalade,
- float,
- flood,
- flood the market,
- flow on,
- foray,
- grieve,
- hit and run,
- immerge,
- immerse,
- inroad,
- invade,
- make a raid,
- make an inroad,
- merge,
- oppress,
- overbrim,
- overdose,
- overequip,
- overflow,
- overfurnish,
- overlavish,
- overprovender,
- overprovide,
- overprovision,
- override,
- overrun,
- oversell,
- overstock,
- oversupply,
- overwhelm,
- plunge in water,
- pour on,
- pour out,
- pour over,
- prostrate,
- raid,
- rain,
- ride down,
- ride over,
- ride roughshod over,
- run down,
- run over,
- scale,
- scale the walls,
- sink,
- slop,
- slosh,
- sluice,
- sorrow,
- souse,
- spill,
- spill out,
- spill over,
- storm,
- submerge,
- submerse,
- swamp,
- sweep,
- take by storm,
- torment,
- trample,
- trample on,
- trample underfoot,
- trample upon,
- tread upon,
- whelm