inundate
to flood or overwhelm
Roots
- in- / im- (in/into): in, into, within, or on
- und / wave: wave, flow, overflow, or move like water
Other words with the und / wave root
Inundate is overflow pressing in: water covers a place or tasks cover a person.
Messages inundated the tutor after scores were released.
The root image is water rising past the edge. Inundate can be literal flooding, but it also works for emails, demands, details, or worries arriving too fast.