| VERB | contact | inundate, deluge, flood, swamp | fill quickly beyond capacity |
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| change | inundate, deluge, submerge | fill or cover completely, usually with water |
| Sounds | ih'nahndey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid / liquid. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Example | "the basement was inundated after the storm" | |
| Synonyms | deluge, flood, swamp | |
| Broader | fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
| Spanish | inundar | |
| Catalan | inundar | |
| Nouns | inundation | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land |
| inundation | an overwhelming number or amount | |
| Meaning | Fill or cover completely, usually with water. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Model | The swollen rivers inundate the area with water | |
| Synonyms | deluge, submerge | |
| Broader | flood | Cover with liquid / liquid, usually water |
| Spanish | anegar, inundar | |
| Catalan | inundar | |
| Nouns | inundation | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land |
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