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1 inundate
transitive verbüberschwemmen; [Meer:] überfluten; (fig.) (with inquiries, letters) überschwemmen; (with work, praise) überhäufen* * *['inəndeit](to flood (a place, building etc).) überschwemmen- academic.ru/39087/inundation">inundation* * *in·un·date[ˈɪnʌndeɪt, AM -ən-]vtwe're \inundated with work at the moment zurzeit ersticken wir fast in Arbeit* * *['Inʌndeɪt] überschwemmen, überfluten; (with work) überhäufenhave you a lot of work on? – I'm inundated — haben Sie viel Arbeit? – ich ersticke darin
* * ** * *transitive verbüberschwemmen; [Meer:] überfluten; (fig.) (with inquiries, letters) überschwemmen; (with work, praise) überhäufen* * *v.überschwemmen v. -
2 submerge
1. transitive verb1) (place under water)submerge something [in the water] — etwas eintauchen od. ins Wasser tauchen
2) (inundate) [Wasser:] überschwemmen2. intransitive verbabtauchen (Seemannsspr.)* * *[səb'mə:‹](to cover with, or sink under, water or other liquid: I watched the submarine submerging.) untertauchen- academic.ru/71659/submerged">submerged- submergence
- submersion* * *sub·merge[səbˈmɜ:ʤ, AM -ˈmɜ:rʤ]I. vt2. (override)▪ to \submerge sth etw vereinnahmenwork on the dictionary began to \submerge his other interests die Arbeit an dem Wörterbuch ließ ihn seine anderen Interessen allmählich vernachlässigen3. (immerse)4. (inundate)▪ to \submerge sth etw überschwemmen [o überfluten] [o unter Wasser setzenII. vi abtauchen, untertauchen* * *[səb'mɜːdZ]1. vtuntertauchen; (= flood) überschwemmento submerge oneself in sth (fig) — ganz in etw (acc) versinken
2. vi(diver, submarine) tauchen* * *A v/t2. überschwemmen, unter Wasser setzen3. figa) unterdrückenb) übertönenB v/i1. untertauchen, -sinken* * *1. transitive verbsubmerge something [in the water] — etwas eintauchen od. ins Wasser tauchen
2) (inundate) [Wasser:] überschwemmen2. intransitive verbabtauchen (Seemannsspr.)* * *v.tauchen (U-Boot) v.untertauchen v.
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inundate — ► VERB (usu. be inundated) 1) flood. 2) overwhelm with things to be dealt with. DERIVATIVES inundation noun. ORIGIN Latin inundare flood , from unda a wave … English terms dictionary
inundate — verb /ˈɪn.ən.deɪt/ a) To cover with large amounts of water; to flood. The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army. b) To overwhelm. The agency was inundated with phone calls … Wiktionary
inundate — I verb bury, deluge, drench, engulf, fill to superfluity, flood, flow over, glut, immerse, overflood, overflow, overspread, overwhelm, pour over, run over, rush upon, saturate, spill over, surge, swamp II index immerse (plunge into), load,… … Law dictionary
inundate — verb Inundate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑flood … Collocations dictionary
inundate — verb (T) be inundated a) to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all: After the broadcast, we were inundated with requests for more information. b) formal to be covered with water inundation noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inundate — verb 1) a flood inundated the temple Syn: flood, deluge, overrun, swamp, drown, submerge, engulf 2) we have been inundated with complaints Syn: overwhelm, overrun, overload, bog down … Thesaurus of popular words
inundate — UK [ˈɪnʌndeɪt] / US [ˈɪnənˌdeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms inundate : present tense I/you/we/they inundate he/she/it inundates present participle inundating past tense inundated past participle inundated 1) to send or provide much more of… … English dictionary
inundate — [[t]ɪ̱nʌndeɪt[/t]] inundates, inundating, inundated 1) VERB (emphasis) If you say that you are inundated with things such as letters, demands, or requests, you are emphasizing that you receive so many of them that you cannot deal with them all.… … English dictionary
inundate — transitive verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in + unda wave more at water Date: 1590 1. to cover with a flood ; overflow 2. overwhelm < was inundated with phone calls > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
inundate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flood, deluge. See water, sufficiency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. submerge, engulf, deluge, overwhelm; see flood , immerse 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flood, deluge, engulf, drown, swamp,… … English dictionary for students
inundate — in|un|date [ ınən,deıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to send or provide much more of something than someone can easily deal with: be inundated with/by something: We ve been inundated by calls from angry listeners. 2. ) FORMAL to cover an area of land… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English