n. 1. a. A great flood. b. A heavy downpour. 2. Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood: a deluge of fan mail. 3. Deluge In the Bible, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah. tr.v. del·uged, del·ug·ing, del·ug·es 1. To overrun with water; inundate. 2. To overwhelm with a large number or amount; swamp: The press secretary was deluged with requests for information. [From Middle English, flood, from Old French, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluere, to wash away : dis-, apart; see DIS- + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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