Inundate \In*un"date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inundated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inundating.]

[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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)