Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
inundate
verb
/ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/
Definition
To overwhelm someone or something with a large amount of something.
Examples
- The heavy rains began to inundate the low-lying areas of the city.
- She felt inundated by the number of emails she received each day.
- The new policy inundated the employees with new guidelines to follow.
Meaning
Inundate refers to the action of flooding or overwhelming, typically with water or in a figurative sense with tasks or information.
Synonyms
- flood
- overwhelm
- overload
- deluge
- swamp
