English-Thai Dictionary

inundate

VT ท่วม  เอ่อล้น  นอง  ไหลบ่า  flood overflow tuam

 

inundate

VT ท่วมท้น  เต็มตื้น  swamp overwhelm tuam-ton

 

inundate with

PHRV ท่วม หรือ เจิ่ง นอง ไป ด้วย  flood with tuam-rue-jong-nong-pai-duai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INUNDATE

v.t.[L. inundo, inundatus; in and unda, a wave, or its root. ] 1. To overflow; to deluge; to spread over with a fluid. The low lands along the Mississippi are inundated almost every spring.
2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was once inundated with bills of credit. The presses inundate the country with papers.

 

INUNDATED

pp. Overflowed; spread over with a fluid; copiously supplied.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INUNDATE

In *un "date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inundated; p. pr. & vb. n.Inundating. ] Etym: [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate. ]

 

1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood; as, the river inundated the town.

 

2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was inundated with bills of credit.

 

Syn. -- To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inundate

in un date |ˈinənˌdāt ˈɪnənˌdeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 overwhelm (someone ) with things or people to be dealt with: we've been inundated with complaints from listeners. 2 flood: the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin inundat- ‘flooded, ’ from the verb inundare, from in- ‘into, upon ’ + undare ‘to flow ’ (from unda ‘a wave ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

inundate

inundate |ˈɪnʌndeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 overwhelm (someone ) with things or people to be dealt with: we've been inundated with complaints from listeners. 2 flood: the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: (earlier (late Middle English ) as inundation ) from Latin inundat- ‘flooded ’, from the verb inundare, from in- ‘into, upon ’ + undare ‘to flow ’ (from unda ‘a wave ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inundate

inundate verb 1 a flood inundated the temple: flood, deluge, overrun, swamp, drown, submerge, engulf. 2 we have been inundated with complaints: overwhelm, overrun, overload, bog down, swamp, besiege, snow under, bombard, glut.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inundate

inundate verb 1 many buildings were inundated: flood, deluge, overflow, overrun, swamp, submerge, engulf, drown, immerse, cover; saturate, soak, drench. 2 we have been inundated by complaints: overwhelm, overpower, overburden, overrun, overload, swamp, bog down, besiege, snow under, bury, bombard, glut.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inundate

in un date /ɪ́nʌndèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〖通例be ～d 〗 «…で » いっぱいになる «with » ; …に (大水のように )押し寄せる, 殺到する ▸ be inundated with inquiries 多数の問い合わせを受ける 2 〈川などが 〉〈土地 〉を水浸しにする, …に氾濫 （はんらん ）する .