Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for inundate

inundate

verb as in drown, overwhelm

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The gated community of Park View City was inundated by the Ravi river, making its prized streets impossible to navigate.

Read more on BBC

Ms McCready added that she was still being "inundated" with stories from soldiers and their families saying "this is still happening" and urging her to "keep fighting".

Read more on BBC

In the east of the communist island of Cuba, which is battling its worst economic crisis in decades, people struggled through inundated streets lined with flooded and collapsed homes.

Read more on Barron's

Authorities say facilities at the port and industrial park were inundated.

Read more on BBC

Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least four people and inundated more than 100,000 homes, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.

Read more on Barron's

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement