inundates

Verb

inundate (third-person singular simple present inundates, present participle inundating, simple past and past participle inundated)

1. To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
   • The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.

   Synonyms:

   deluge, flood, beflood

2. To overwhelm.
   • The agency was inundated with phone calls.

   Synonyms:

   deluge, flood, beflood, avalanche