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Word: Inundate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: (earlier (late Middle English) as inundation) from Latin inundat- ‘flooded’, from the verb inundare, from in- ‘into, upon’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪnʌndeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
Short Definition:overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with
Examples:- we've been inundated with complaints from listeners
Definition:
flood
Short Definition:flood
Examples:- the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise
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