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Added 9 October 2026

inundate

/ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/ verb

Latin root: inundātus First recorded: 1623 Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inundate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid.
the basement was inundated after the storm
Fill or cover completely, usually with water.

Origin

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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