inundate
/ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/
verb
- To flood an area with a large amount of water.
- Engineers built barriers to prevent the sea from inundating the coastal town.
- Heavy rains can inundate low-lying neighborhoods within hours.
- The river overflowed its banks and inundated the farmland.
- To overwhelm someone with a large amount of something, such as work, information, or requests.
- After the article was published, the author was inundated with interview requests.
- I was inundated with emails after I accidentally replied to the entire company.
- The customer service team was inundated with complaints after the product launch.
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