to deluge
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6.0
- verb
- /ˈdɛljuːdʒ/
- It's the speed of the hurricane and that giant eye that could absolutely deluge the coast.
- deluged with rain
- deluged the state
Examples
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REPORTER 3: These extraordinary scenes of coastlines deluged with waste and garbage are taking place all over the world.
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The unexpected downpour deluged the garden, soaking the plants and flooding the path.
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One needs special equipment to see the world being deluged with a 40-day flood.
Blog text (27) -
Officials said an entire petting zoo and an animal shelter in New Jersey were deluged.
Blog text (2) -
Seven-eighths of the Earth's land mass will be deluged with hot magma.
Fiction book (1997) -
Had the storm stalled out over New Jersey, the Susquehanna River basin could have been deluged, as it was last year by Tropical Storm Lee.
Blog text (13) -
Mandeville was one of several communities in St. Tammany Parish that were deluged by floodwaters from Isaac's storm surges.
Blog text (3) -
The heavy rain deluged the town, leaving streets submerged under water.
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When the storm hit, it deluged the entire area, causing widespread flooding.
Synonyms
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1.0
To cover a place with water when it overflows
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4.0
To flood an area with water or to overwhelm with a large amount of something
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6.8
To cover a place with water or give someone too much to deal with
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3.9
To put something completely under water or another liquid
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9.3
To cover something completely with water or soil
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6.4
To flow over land or a barrier, covering it with water
Compounds
How Flooded
Surface Forms
Etymology
To deluge comes from Latin de- 'down' and luere 'to wash', so it once meant 'to wash down' with water and gives the image of water pouring over a place. That's why to deluge something is to flood or cover it completely with water.