# inundate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/ · frequency rank #87,406

## Definitions
1. To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
2. To overwhelm.

## Etymology
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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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