Tuesday, June 24, 2014

INUNDATE

WORD: INUNDATE

MEANING:
1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters.
2. To overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp: The theater was inundated with requests for tickets.
3. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
4. fill or cover completely, usually with water
5. flooded, overwhelmed

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Brashmaputra inundates the valleys every year.
2. They were inundated with enquiries.

PRONOUNCE:
in·un·date - इनन्डैटिड

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