deluge
verb/ˈdeljuːdʒ/
/ˈdeljuːdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deluge | /ˈdeljuːdʒ/ /ˈdeljuːdʒ/ |
| he / she / it deluges | /ˈdeljuːdʒɪz/ /ˈdeljuːdʒɪz/ |
| past simple deluged | /ˈdeljuːdʒd/ /ˈdeljuːdʒd/ |
| past participle deluged | /ˈdeljuːdʒd/ /ˈdeljuːdʒd/ |
| -ing form deluging | /ˈdeljuːdʒɪŋ/ /ˈdeljuːdʒɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] to send or give somebody/something a large number of things at the same time synonym flood, inundate
- be deluged (with something) We have been deluged with applications for the job.
- He was deluged with phone calls from friends and colleagues.
- deluge somebody/something (with something) Applicants deluged the office with calls.
- [often passive] (formal) to flood a place with water
- be deluged (by something) The campsite was deluged by a flash flood.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, variant of diluve, from Latin diluvium, from diluere ‘wash away’.
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