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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]: inundated adj 1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {overcome}, {overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}, {engulfed}] 2: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {flooded}, {overflowing}]
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