inundate

Meanings

• Verb

  Flood or cover (an area) with water.

  - "The river inundated the village during the heavy rain."
  - "The fields were inundated with water from the irrigation system."

• Verb

  Overwhelm or deluge (someone or something) with a great amount of something.

  - "The students were inundated with questions during the exam."
  - "The company was inundated with job applications."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˈɪn.ən.deɪt/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

beflood , deluge , flood , beflood , deluge , flood

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with inundate
sublate , ablate , late , fate , gate , plate

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Variants

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inundate , inundated , inundates , inundating , inundation , inundations , inundator , inundators , inundatory

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Etymology

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From Latin inundare, from in- 'in' + undare 'to flow'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'inundate' is also used in the field of geology to describe the process by which sediment is deposited in a basin.

2. Inundation is a common natural disaster, especially in areas prone to heavy rainfall or flooding.

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Related Concepts

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1. Floodplain: An area of land adjacent to a body of water that is covered with water during a flood.

2. Irrigation: The artificial application of water to land or soil, usually for agricultural purposes.

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Culture

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In literature, 'inundate' is used figuratively to describe an overwhelming experience or situation. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway is inundated with the extravagance and excess of the wealthy characters he encounters.

How to Memorize "inundate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a river overflowing its banks and covering the land around it. Imagine the water rising higher and higher until the entire area is submerged.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'inundate' with the image of a flood or an overwhelming amount of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Inundate means to flood, just like a river that's understood to be a flood'.

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