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inflood.

The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈinˌflʌd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *h₁én From in- (prefix meaning ‘in, into; towards’) + flood (“overflow of water from a lake or other body of water; flowing in of the tide; to overflow; to cover or partly fill as if by a flood”). Compare Saterland Frisian Íenfloud (“influence”), West Frisian ynfloed (“influence”), Dutch invloed (“influence”), Middle Low German invlôt (“influence”), German Einfluss (“influence”), Danish indflydelse (“influence”), Swedish inflytande (“influence”), Norwegian innflytelse (“influence”).

verb/ˈinˌflʌd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Of a river, water, etc.: to flood or flow into (a place).

    transitive

  2. To flood or flow in; to inflow.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

PIE word *h₁én From in- (prefix meaning ‘in, into; towards’) + flood (“overflow of water from a lake or other body of water; flowing in of the tide; to overflow; to cover or partly fill as if by a flood”). Compare Saterland Frisian Íenfloud (“influence”), West Frisian ynfloed (“influence”), Dutch invloed (“influence”), Middle Low German invlôt (“influence”), German Einfluss (“influence”), Danish indflydelse (“influence”), Swedish inflytande (“influence”), Norwegian innflytelse (“influence”).

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