verb · intransitive · rare

inundate

inundate · inundates · inundated · inundating

затопити, затоплювати

залить, заливать, затопить, завалить

überfluten

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

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/ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/

» The river inundated the whole region.

Der Fluss überflutete die ganze Gegend.

Meaning

2 senses

To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.
überfluten
залива́тьzalivátʹ, зали́тьzalítʹ, затопля́тьzatopljátʹ
fill or cover completely, usually with water
To overwhelm.
The agency was inundated with phone calls.
зава́ливатьzaválivatʹ, завали́тьzavalítʹ

Examples

8 sentences

The river inundated the whole region.
deDer Fluss überflutete die ganze Gegend.
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The company was inundated with lawsuits.
deDie Firma wurde mit Klagen überzogen.
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The basement of his house is constantly inundated with inexplicable water leaks.
ruПодвал его дома постоянно затоплен непонятными утечками воды.
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We were inundated with replies.
deWir wurden mit Antworten überschwemmt.
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We were inundated with responses.
deWir wurden mit Antworten überschwemmt.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to cover with large amounts of water:

to overwhelm:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to cover with large amounts of water:

Origin

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin inundātus, the perfect passive participle of i

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).

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