inundate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin inundātus, the perfect passive participle of inundō (“to flood, overflow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- + undō (“to overflow, wave”), from unda (“wave”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.ʌnˌdeɪt/, /ɪˈnʌn.deɪt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.ənˌdæɪt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈən.ənˌdæɪt/ === Verb === inundate (third-person singular simple present inundates, present participle inundating, simple past and past participle inundated) To cover with large amounts of water; to flood. To overwhelm. ==== Synonyms ==== swamp (to cover with water): deluge, flood, beflood (to overwhelm): deluge, flood, beflood ==== Related terms ==== inundation inundator undulate ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === antidune == Esperanto == === Adverb === inundate present adverbial passive participle of inundi == Latin == === Verb === inundāte second-person plural present active imperative of inundō == Spanish == === Verb === inundate second-person singular voseo imperative of inundar combined with te