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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inundate v 1: fill beyond capacity; "The water flooded the fields" [syn: {deluge}, {flood}] 2: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" [syn: {deluge}, {flood}, {swamp}] 3: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: {deluge}, {submerge}]
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