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Meaning of "inundate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INUNDATE

From Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF INUNDATE

ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INUNDATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inundate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb inundate in English.

WHAT DOES INUNDATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flood

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry. The European Union Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies, such as a river or lake, in which the water overtops or breaks levees, resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries, or it may occur due to an accumulation of rainwater on saturated ground in an areal flood. While the size of a lake or other body of water will vary with seasonal changes in precipitation and snow melt, these changes in size are unlikely to be considered significant unless they flood property or drown domestic animals. Floods can also occur in rivers when the flow rate exceeds the capacity of the river channel, particularly at bends or meanders in the waterway. Floods often cause damage to homes and businesses if they are in the natural flood plains of rivers.

Definition of inundate in the English dictionary

The definition of inundate in the dictionary is to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp. Other definition of inundate is to overwhelm, as if with a flood.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INUNDATE

PRESENT

Present
I inundate
you inundate
he/she/it inundates
we inundate
you inundate
they inundate
Present continuous
I am inundating
you are inundating
he/she/it is inundating
we are inundating
you are inundating
they are inundating
Present perfect
I have inundated
you have inundated
he/she/it has inundated
we have inundated
you have inundated
they have inundated
Present perfect continuous
I have been inundating
you have been inundating
he/she/it has been inundating
we have been inundating
you have been inundating
they have been inundating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I inundated
you inundated
he/she/it inundated
we inundated
you inundated
they inundated
Past continuous
I was inundating
you were inundating
he/she/it was inundating
we were inundating
you were inundating
they were inundating
Past perfect
I had inundated
you had inundated
he/she/it had inundated
we had inundated
you had inundated
they had inundated
Past perfect continuous
I had been inundating
you had been inundating
he/she/it had been inundating
we had been inundating
you had been inundating
they had been inundating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will inundate
you will inundate
he/she/it will inundate
we will inundate
you will inundate
they will inundate
Future continuous
I will be inundating
you will be inundating
he/she/it will be inundating
we will be inundating
you will be inundating
they will be inundating
Future perfect
I will have inundated
you will have inundated
he/she/it will have inundated
we will have inundated
you will have inundated
they will have inundated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been inundating
you will have been inundating
he/she/it will have been inundating
we will have been inundating
you will have been inundating
they will have been inundating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would inundate
you would inundate
he/she/it would inundate
we would inundate
you would inundate
they would inundate
Conditional continuous
I would be inundating
you would be inundating
he/she/it would be inundating
we would be inundating
you would be inundating
they would be inundating
Conditional perfect
I would have inundate
you would have inundate
he/she/it would have inundate
we would have inundate
you would have inundate
they would have inundate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been inundating
you would have been inundating
he/she/it would have been inundating
we would have been inundating
you would have been inundating
they would have been inundating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you inundate
we let´s inundate
you inundate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to inundate
Past participle
inundated
Present Participle
inundating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INUNDATE

accommodate · airdate · candidate · chordate · consolidate · deodate · elucidate · exudate · fecundate · intimidate · invalidate · iodate · liquidate · methylphenidate · periodate · playdate · raindate · revalidate · validate · vanadate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INUNDATE

inukshuit · inukshuk · Inuktitut · inula · inulase · inulin · inumbrate · inunction · inundation · inurbane · inure · inuredness · inurement · inurn · inurnment · inusitate · inusitation · inust · inutile · inutility

WORDS THAT END LIKE INUNDATE

birthdate · blind date · closing date · date · due date · emendate · end date · expiration date · expiry date · mandate · of even date · out of date · publication date · release date · rotundate · sell-by date · up to date · up-to-date · update · vice-presidential candidate

Synonyms and antonyms of inundate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INUNDATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inundate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «inundate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF INUNDATE

Find out the translation of inundate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of inundate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inundate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

被 > 淹没
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

inundar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

inundate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सैलाब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تغمر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

наводнять
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

inundar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবাহিত করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

inonder
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Banjir
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

überschwemmen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

殺到する
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

쇄도하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Inundate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm ngập
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மூழ்கடித்து
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

भरभराट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

boğmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

inondare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zalewają
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

наводнювати
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

inunda
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατακλύζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorstroom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dränka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svømme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inundate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INUNDATE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of inundate
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inundate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INUNDATE»

Discover the use of inundate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inundate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Based Upon the St. Petersburg ...
C. ^l'fl4|f?T, »7t make float or swim, inundate, overflow, cover with (instr.), bathe, cleanse, wash away, remove. I.ljl&jtffl swim about. — ^f*f sail or move towards ( ace.), spring or hasten near, attack, visit. *fSRf*J inundate, submerge, attack, visit.
Carl Cappeller, 1891
2
A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Based Upon the St. Petersburg ...
C. $JT^*rfrT< make float or swim, inundate, overflow, cover with (instr.), bathe, cleanse, wash away, remove. I. TTTCTElfl swim about. — ^TTH sail or move towards (ace), spring or hasten near, attack, visit. 9Tf3f inundate, submerge, attack, ...
Carl Cappeller, 1891
3
SAT and ACT VOCABULARY BUILDING
To leapor jump about joyfully Inundate ..................To overwhelm as ifwith a flood Nepotism .................Favoring one's relatives 1. To demonstrate her good health, the elderly woman rose as supple as a teenager and (ed) across the room. 1.
Robert L. Crist, 2008
4
Climate Vulnerability: Understanding and Addressing Threats ...
... plant Removal of higher pollutant concentration loads from death applied runoff ri'ii'ltil'filli precipitation timing May filal'l'lflgc cover (shonertimc to 003k]; Can dampen I'BSlli'i' reg. flooding) of increased magnitude may inundate (longcrtimc to ...
‎2013
5
Spell It Right 3
Greg Mitchell. water wet soak water wet soak water wet soak water wet soak water wet soaked river rain hose ed river rain hose ed river rain hose ed river rain hose ed river rain hose torrent precipitation inundate flood torrent precipitation ...
Greg Mitchell, 2001
6
The Human Impact on the Natural Environment: Past, Present, ...
In Bangladesh (Figure 9.6) a 1 m rise would inundate 11.5% of the total land area of the state and affect 9% of the population directly, while a 3 m rise in sea level would inundate 29% of the land area and affect 21% of the population.
Andrew S. Goudie, 2013
7
Words: A User's Guide
inundate verb. To be inundated means to have problems keeping up with a lot of incoming work or requests. When you are inundated this is usually a temporary state of affairs: The spam filter did not work and we were all inundated with spam  ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
8
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
THE NATURE OF LAHAR HAZARDS This study's principal conclusions regarding lahar magnitude are (1) that a lahar of 100-yr frequency would inundate modern flood plains and low terraces throughout at least the Toutle River system and ...
‎1989
9
Building Vocabulary for College
6. inundate (IN ən dāt)—verb Protests began to □ inundate the TV station when it was announced that the first two rounds of the basketball tournament would not be televised. Farmers living near the swollen river feared the raging water would  ...
R. Kent Smith, 2012
10
Kenya: A Natural Outlook: Geo-Environmental Resources and ...
... maintain diverse species assemblage Drought year high flows The low-flow requirements during the wettest month of a drought year l Maintain active channel flows to inundate benches and sustain emergent vegetation l Permit fish passage ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INUNDATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inundate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Come hell or high water: The disaster scenario that is South Florida …
“It's going to inundate major portions of the coastal delta in China, India, the U.S. and elsewhere. That's where a huge amount of agriculture is.”. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
City of Burbank apologizes after mailing out water-restriction notices …
That's less than 10% of the total number of customers, but still a large enough number to inundate the utility's staff. Some of the customers who ... «Burbank Leader, Jul 15»
3
Big Ideas Poll Shows Republicans Are Clueless | Firedoglake
... dangerous Mexican criminals pouring across the border to rape our women, plunder government services and inundate the South with gasp, ... «Firedoglake, Jul 15»
4
Egypt To Form National Climate Change Council | Egyptian Streets
According to the World Bank, a one meter rise in sea levels would force 10.5 million Egyptians from their homes, and would inundate a quarter ... «Egyptian Streets, Jul 15»
5
Floods inundate villages, crops, cuts off roads in Assam districts
The overall flood situation in four Assam districts remained grim on Thursday with Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries flowing over the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
South Jersey fishing report
As water temperatures have now hit the 76-degree mark, look for more and more sharks to inundate our waters. Best baits continue to be fresh ... «Vineland Daily Journal, Jul 15»
7
4 Ways Climate Change Could Ground the Airline Industry …
Making things worse, many airports are also located in flat, coastal areas or in vulnerable floodplains where extreme storms can inundate ... «Environmental Leader, Jul 15»
8
Further Devaluation Of Naira; We'll Not Bow To Pressure- CBN …
Bureau de Change (BDC) operators said huge demand for foreign exchange began to inundate them as well as the black market as a result of ... «The Streetjournal, Jul 15»
9
A way to resolve ocean and coastal challenges is through solutions …
... front-loaders and other heavy equipment remove tons of sediment, tires and trash during winter storms before they inundate the salt marsh. «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Report: Severe Storm Would Inundate Westport RR Tracks
In a special report, Ctmirror.org today says climate change threatens Connecticut's vital shoreline rail lines. Among tracks cited as especially ... «Westport Now, Jul 15»
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