inundate

(verb)

verb

1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

- the basement was inundated after the storm

Similar word(s): deluge, flood, swamp

Definition categories: contact, fill

2. fill or cover completely, usually with water

Similar word(s): deluge, submerge

Definition categories: change, flood

Sentences with inundate as a verb:

- The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.

- The agency was inundated with phone calls.