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Submerged vs Inundate - What's the difference?

submerged | inundate |

As verbs the difference between submerged and inundate

is that submerged is past tense of submerge while inundate is to cover with large amounts of water; to flood.

As an adjective submerged

is underwater.

submerged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (submerge)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • underwater
    • Jimmy was completely submerged when he was snorkeling.
  • below the surface of a liquid
  • hidden
  • poor, impoverished

    • inundate

    English

    Verb

    (inundat)
  • To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
    • The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.
  • To overwhelm.
    • The agency was inundated with phone calls.

    Synonyms

    * (to cover with water) deluge, flood, beflood * (to overwhelm) deluge, flood, beflood

    Related terms

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