In-ŭn'dāte, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. INUNDATED; p. pr. & vb. n. INUNDATING.] [Lat. inundare, inundatum, from prefix in and undare, to rise in waves, to overflow, from unda, a wave; It. inondare, Sp. inundar, Fr. inonder.]
- To spread over with a fluid; to overflow; to deluge; to flood.
- To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as, the country was once inundated with bills of credit.
Syn.—To overflow; deluge; flood; drown; overwhelm.