inundate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
    flood; deluge; swamp.
    • the basement was inundated after the storm
    • The images flooded his mind
  2. verb fill or cover completely, usually with water
    submerge; deluge.

WordNet

In*un"date transitive verb
Etymology
L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Inundated ; present participle & verbal noun Inundating
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913