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- [in-uh n-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]
- /ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-, ɪnˈʌn deɪt/
- /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/
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- [in-uh n-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]
- /ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-, ɪnˈʌn deɪt/
Definitions of inundate word
- verb with object inundate to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge. 1
- verb with object inundate to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest. 1
- noun inundate Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. 1
- transitive verb inundate overwhelm: with sth 1
- intransitive verb inundate overwhelm with sth 1
- transitive verb inundate flood 1
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Origin of inundate
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin inundātus, past participle of inundāre to flood, overflow, equivalent to in- in-2 + und(a) wave + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Inundate
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inundate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb inundate
- deluge — A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
- swamp — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- submerge — to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- overflow — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
Antonyms for inundate
verb inundate
- underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- starve — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
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