Inundate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

fill or cover completely, usually with water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnəndˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnəndˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnəndˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnəndˌeɪt/.

Examples

the basement was inundated after the storm
The images flooded his mind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swamp deluge flood submerge

Parts of Speech

verb	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid “the basement was inundated after the storm”
verb	fill or cover completely, usually with water

Word Forms

deluge	noun	a heavy rain
flood	noun	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
flooding	noun	a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
inundation	noun	an overwhelming number or amount
submersible	adjective	capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged
submergible	adjective	capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged
submerging	noun	sinking until covered completely with water
submergence	noun	sinking until covered completely with water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überschwemmen

schnell über die Kapazität hinaus füllen; wie bei einer Flüssigkeit

🇫🇷French

inonder

remplir rapidement au-delà de sa capacité ; comme avec un liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

inundar

llenar rápidamente más allá de su capacidad; como con un liquido

🇮🇹Italian

inondare

riempirsi rapidamente oltre la capacità; come con un liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

overstromen

vul snel boven de capaciteit; zoals bij een vloeistof

🇵🇹Portuguese

inundar

encher rapidamente além da capacidade; como acontece com um líquido

🇷🇺Russian

затопить

быстро заполнить сверх емкости; как с жидкостью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाट देना

क्षमता से अधिक तेजी से भरें; जैसे किसी तरल पदार्थ के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

প্লাবিত

ক্ষমতার বাইরে দ্রুত পূরণ করুন; একটি তরল সঙ্গে হিসাবে

🇮🇳Tamil

வெள்ளத்தில் மூழ்கும்

திறனைத் தாண்டி விரைவாக நிரப்பவும்; ஒரு திரவம் போல

🇮🇳Telugu

ముంచుకొస్తాయి

సామర్థ్యానికి మించి త్వరగా పూరించండి; ఒక ద్రవం వలె

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर येणे

क्षमतेपेक्षा लवकर भरा; द्रव म्हणून

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડૂબી જવું

ક્ષમતા કરતાં ઝડપથી ભરો; પ્રવાહીની જેમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಳುಗಿಸು

ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮೀರಿ ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಭರ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಿ; ಒಂದು ದ್ರವದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കം

ശേഷിക്കപ്പുറം വേഗത്തിൽ പൂരിപ്പിക്കുക; ഒരു ദ്രാവകം പോലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੋ; ਇੱਕ ਤਰਲ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈوب جانا

صلاحیت سے زیادہ تیزی سے بھرنا؛ ایک مائع کے ساتھ کے طور پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淹没

快速填充超出容量；就像液体一样

🇯🇵Japanese

氾濫する

容量を超えてすぐにいっぱいになります。液体と同じように

🇰🇷Korean

넘쳐나다

용량을 초과하여 빠르게 채우십시오. 액체와 마찬가지로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tràn ngập

lấp đầy nhanh chóng vượt quá khả năng; như với chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำท่วม

เติมเร็วเกินความจุ เช่นเดียวกับของเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

membanjiri

mengisi dengan cepat melebihi kapasitas; seperti halnya cairan

🇵🇭Filipino

bumaha

punan nang mabilis na lampas sa kapasidad; tulad ng sa isang likido

🇲🇾Malay

membanjiri

isi dengan cepat melebihi kapasiti; seperti dengan cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غمر

ملء بسرعة تتجاوز القدرة؛ كما هو الحال مع السائل

🇮🇷Persian

آب گرفتگی

به سرعت بیش از ظرفیت پر کنید. مانند یک مایع

🇹🇷Turkish

su altında bırakmak

kapasitenin ötesinde hızlı bir şekilde doldurun; bir sıvı gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצִיף

למלא במהירות מעבר ליכולת; כמו עם נוזל

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The primary meaning of 'inundate' is 'fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid'.

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