Inundate

/ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/ verb

To flood something with water; or to overwhelm someone with so many things, tasks, or messages that they can hardly cope.

From Latin *inundare* “to overflow, flood,” from *in-* “on, onto” and *unda* “wave.” It originally described rivers overflowing their banks.

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