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English

Pronunciation
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Verb
en-verb|inundat|ing

1. To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.

#:The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.

1. To overwhelm.

#:The agency was inundated with phone calls.

Synonyms
flood

Derived terms
inundation

Translations
trans-top|To cover with large amounts of water
Chinese: 淹沒(ㄧㄢㄇㄛˋ)
Dutch: inunderen
Finnish: hukuttaa
Italian: inondare
trans-mid
French: inonder
Spanish: inundar
Welsh: gorlifo
trans-bottom

trans-top|To overwhelm
Chinese: 泛濫(ㄈㄢˋㄌㄢˋ)
Finnish: hukuttaa
French: inonder
Italian: inondare
trans-mid
Spanish: inundar
Welsh: gorlifo
trans-bottom

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• 2007-11-27 21:55 - DerbethBot - added audio En-us-inundate.ogg; added missing pron. section

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