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inundateto flood with water; to overwhelm with a large amount of something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to flood with water; to overwhelm with a large amount of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/

Korean meaning: 물로 범람시키다; 엄청난 양으로 압도하다

Korean pronunciation: **이**넌데이트

Example Sentences

  • After posting a cat video, my social media was inundated with likes and comments.
  • The customer service team was inundated with complaints after the software update failed.
  • My mom inundates me with health advice every time I visit home.

inundate

VERB

//ˈɪnʌndeɪt//

to flood with water; to overwhelm with a large amount of something

inundate concept
💡 Concept

Burst pipes inundate the basement with overwhelming floods of water

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inundate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The candidate gets inundated before they can validate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɪnʌndeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪnʌndeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootunda
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'inundatus', the past participle of 'inundare', which combines 'in-' (into) and 'undare' (to surge or wave), derived from 'unda' meaning 'wave' or 'water'.

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🎵Rhyme

candidatevalidateliquidate
candidate
validate
liquidate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After posting a cat video, my social media was inundated with likes and comments.

The customer service team was inundated with complaints after the software update failed.

😄 Fun example

My mom inundates me with health advice every time I visit home.

The city was inundated with tourists during the festival season.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

floodoverwhelmdelugeswampengulf

Antonyms

drainemptydeplete

Related

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