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inundation (noun)

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  • inundation — 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

  • inundation — noun a) The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. b) (metaphorical) An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as …   Wiktionary

  • inundation — early 15c., from L. inundationem (nom. inundatio) an overflowing, noun of action from pp. stem of inundare to overflow, from in onto (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + undare to flow, from unda wave (see WATER (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • inundation — noun see inundate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inundation — noun 1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (Freq. 1) plains fertilized by annual inundations • Syn: ↑flood, ↑deluge, ↑alluvion • Derivationally related forms: ↑deluge ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • inundation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deluge, torrent, tide; see flood 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain: alluvion, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, downpour, flood, freshet, Niagara, overflow,… …   English dictionary for students

  • inundate — [ ɪnʌndeɪt] verb 1》 flood (a place). 2》 overwhelm with things to be dealt with. Derivatives inundation noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as inundation): from L. inundat , inundare flood , from in into, upon + undare to flow (from unda a wave ) …   English new terms 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 — 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 (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

  • influx — noun 1) an influx of tourists Syn: inundation, rush, stream, flood, incursion; invasion, intrusion 2) influxes of river water Syn: inflow, inrush, flood, inundation …   Thesaurus of popular words

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