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Definitions: Inundated |
InundatedAdjective1. Rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work". 2. Covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inundated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references) |
Synonyms: InundatedSynonyms: afloat(p) (adj), awash(p) (adj), engulfed (adj), flooded (adj), overcome (adj), overflowing (adj), overpowered (adj), overwhelmed (adj), swamped (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Inundated |
| English words defined with "inundated": deluge ♦ engulfed, Everglade ♦ flood, flooded ♦ inundate ♦ overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed ♦ swamp, swamped. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "inundated": Flood Plain ♦ Glass Houses, Goodwin Sands ♦ inundated land, Inundation, Inundation Map ♦ Railroad. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "inundated": inundate. (references) |
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 | Newly planted smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, is inundated by the incoming tide. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | A view looking from Ft. McHenry across the Patapsco River. This ten-acre wetland was created at the base of the Fort McHenry. The marsh here is inundated by full tide. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Panorama of Philæ as inundated by the great dam at Assouan[i.e., Aswan], Egypt. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | One of many substations inundated by the Shenandoah River. Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Mute snags in the foreground were once part of the heavy timber being slowly inundated by drifting sand dunes on the Oregon coast. Holland grass is being planted to stop the drifting. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Kennett, California. Old bank vault. Now a town of about twenty persons. Kennett was once a booming gold mining town. After completion of Shasta Dam it will be inundated. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which was cut by walks in the form of a cross, like a shroud. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | With more than 800 manufacturers and distributors of information technologies and 1,500 multimedia firms, the competitive environment of Germany is anything but easy. Being the largest market in Europe results in German distributors of IT products being inundated with offers of new products, allowing them the luxury of cherry picking products they wish to represent. (references) | |
Economic History | Sudan | The southern regions are inundated during the annual floods of the Nile River system (the Suud or swamps). (references) |
Nigeria | Petitions from aggrieved individuals and groups have inundated the human rights panel set up by the civilian government. (references) | |
Honduras | Subsequently, the U.S. provided $265,000 in disaster assistance after Tropical Storm Michelle inundated the North Coast with floods. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Inundated" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 94.89% of the time. "Inundated" is used about 137 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 94.89% | 130 | 28,019 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 3.65% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 1.46% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 137 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "inundated": flooded inundated swamped ♦ inundated land. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
inundated | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "inundated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | oversvoemmet jord (inundated land), et omraade oversvoemmes (an area is inundated, or flooded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | overstroomd land (inundated land), een gebied stroomt vol (an area is inundated, or flooded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tulvamaa (alluvial, alluvial deposit, alluvion, alluvium, fluvial outwash, inundated land, riverside soil), olla tulvan vallassa (be flooded, be inundated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | inondai, inondées, inondée, inondèrent, inonda. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | überschwemmte (deluged, flooded, swamped). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατακλυζόμεναι γαίαι (inundated land), μια περιοχή κατακλύζεται (an area is inundated, or flooded), μια περιοχή πλημμυρίζει (an area is inundated, or flooded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | un territorio è inondato, s'inonda (an area is inundated, or flooded), terreno inondato (inundated land). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | thooillit (deluged), plooghit (chesty, choked, close, congested, frowsty, fuggy, glutted, overcome with smoke, smothered, stifled, stunk out, suffocated, suppressed, teeming, thick, thick as voice), baiht (deluged, drowned, faint, faint of colour, foundered, invested, soggy, submerged, sunk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inundateday um território é inundado;um território inunda-se (an area is inundated, or flooded), terra inundada (inundated land). (various references) наводнять (deluge, infest, inundate, overrun). (various references) terreno inundado (inundated land). (various references) översvämmad mark (bottomland). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Inundated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enundate, enundated, indunate, inendated, inindate, inindated, innundate, innundated, inudate, inudated, inunddate, invndate, Kinunda. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inundated" (pronounced i"nundā'tud) |
| 6 | -n d ā' t u d | mandated. |
| 5 | -d ā' t u d | accommodated, backdated, consolidated, dilapidated, elucidated, intimidated, invalidated, liquidated, outdated, unconsolidated. |
| 4 | -ā' t u d | abbreviated, abdicated, abrogated, accelerated, accentuated, acclimated, accumulated, activated, adjudicated, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alienated, alleviated, allocated, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assimilated, associated, attenuated, authenticated, automated, bifurcated, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, castigated, castrated, celebrated, chlorinated, circulated, collaborated, commemorated, communicated, compensated, complicated, concentrated, confiscated, congratulated, congregated, consecrated, constipated, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, cooperated, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, crenelated, culminated, cultivated, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, degenerated, delegated, deliberated, delineated, demonstrated, denigrated, denominated, depreciated, desegregated, designated, deteriorated, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, discriminated, disintegrated, disseminated, dissipated, domesticated, dominated, donated, duplicated, educated, elevated, eliminated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emulated, encapsulated, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excommunicated, excoriated, exhilarated, exonerated, expropriated, exterminated, extrapolated, extricated, fabricated, facilitated, fascinated, federated, fixated, flagellated, fluctuated, formulated, frustrated, generated, germinated, glaciated, graduated, gravitated, gyrated, halogenated, hesitated, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impersonated, implicated, impregnated, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, inculcated, indicated, indoctrinated, infatuated, infiltrated, infuriated, initiated, innovated, inoculated, instigated, insulated, integrated, interpolated, interrogated, intimated, intoxicated, investigated, invigorated, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, laminated, legislated, levitated, liberated, litigated, located, lubricated, manipulated, marinated, masturbated, mediated, medicated, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, mitigated, moderated, motivated, mutated, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, necessitated, negotiated, nominated, nonregulated, obligated, obliterated, officiated, operated, opinionated, orchestrated, orientated, originated, overestimated, overregulated, overstated, oxygenated, participated, penetrated, perforated, permeated, perpetrated, perpetuated, pollinated, pontificated, populated, precipitated, predicated, predominated, prefabricated, premeditated, prognosticated, proliferated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reactivated, reallocated, rebated, recalculated, reciprocated, recreated, redecorated, reevaluated, reformulated, refrigerated, regenerated, regulated, rehabilitated, reincarnated, reintegrated, reinvigorated, reiterated, rejuvenated, relegated, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, replicated, repudiated, resonated, resuscitated, retaliated, reverberated, rotated, ruminated, salivated, saturated, segregated, separated, serrated, simulated, situated, sophisticated, speculated, stagnated, stalemated, stimulated, stipulated, subjugated, subordinated, substantiated, suffocated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, terminated, titillated, tolerated, truncated, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, uncomplicated, uncontaminated, underestimated, understated, undifferentiated, uneducated, unincorporated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unregulated, unsaturated, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, venerated, ventilated. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-i-n-n-t-u" | |
-1 letter: inundate. | |
-2 letters: audient, audited, daunted, dunnite, unaided, undated. | |
-3 letters: auntie, dauted, dautie, dentin, detain, dinned, dinted, duenna, dunite, dunned, dunted, indent, indued, innate, intend, tanned, tinned, tunned, undead, undine, united, untied. | |
-4 letters: adieu, aided, anent, anted, audit, dated, daunt, dined, ennui, entia, inane, indue, inned, nided, nudie, teind, tenia, tided, tinea, tined, tuned, undid. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-i-n-n-t-u" | |
+1 letter: denudating, denudation. | |
+2 letters: denudations. | |
+3 letters: undesignated. | |
+4 letters: misunderstand, uncoordinated, underinflated, understanding, unintimidated. | |
+5 letters: misunderstands, unconsolidated, uncontradicted, uncredentialed, understandings, unstandardized. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 75 6E 64 61 74 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. ..- -. -.. .- - . -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01110101 01101110 01100100 01100001 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n u n d a t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0075 006E 0064 0061 0074 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438087807067867170 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, португальский, portugués, portugis |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, ryss |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, sueco, svensk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk |
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