inundate

Meanings

Verb

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- "the basement was inundated after the storm"
fill or cover completely, usually with water
To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
To overwhelm.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin inundātus, the perfect passive participle of inundō (“to flood, overflow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- + undō (“to overflow, wave”), from unda (“wave”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

beflood, deluge, flood, submerge, swamp

Scrabble Score: 9

inundate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inundate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inundate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

inundate is a valid Words With Friends word