inundate
to overwhelm with a large quantity; to flood
Word origin: From Latin inundare, to overflow, from unda, wave.
Inundate in a sentence
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The office was inundated with complaints after the policy change.
After the announcement, the office was inundated with applications far exceeding any previous year.
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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence
Far from being the revolutionary thinker his admirers claimed, the philosopher was in fact quite blank, defending the traditional doctrines of his teachers without challenge.
Using “inundate” well
Inundate means to overwhelm with sheer quantity, whether literally with water or figuratively with demands, and it contrasts with drain.
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