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overflooded

overflooded is the simple past and past participle of overflood.

Meaning of overflood

Verb

overflood (third-person singular simple present overfloods, present participle overflooding, simple past and past participle overflooded)

  1. (archaic) To flood.
    • On the 28th of March, the river overflooded the high pier along the Main, and rising higher and higher, began to come into the gates and alleys.1846, J. Bayard Taylor, Views a-foot
  2. To flood or fill completely; to overflow.
    • Francis is of the race of mystics, for no intermediary comes between God and his soul; but his mysticism is that of Jesus leading his disciples to the Tabor of contemplation; but when, overflooded with joy, they long to build tabernacles that they may remain on the heights and satiate themselves...1919, Louise Seymour Houghton, Life of St. Francis of Assisi

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Questions about overflooded

What is overflooded the simple past and past participle of?
Overflooded is the simple past and past participle of overflood.

Words near overflooded in the dictionary

  1. overflog
  2. overflogged
  3. overflogging
  4. overflogs
  5. overflood
  6. overflooded
  7. overflooding
  8. overfloodings
  9. overfloods
  10. overflorid
  11. overfloridness

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