inflood
nounEtymology
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”).
Definitions
The act or process of flooding or flowing in
The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx.
- The Spectator went far in working the change desired by [Jonathan] Swift, a stop having been put to the inflood of Latin words.
- But during the last few years men have been raised up to the rescue of religious liberty, and are stemming back the inflood of papal intolerance.
Of a river, water, etc.
Of a river, water, etc.: to flood or flow into (a place).
- But O—Alas! 'twas in thy native town, / Franklin, they strove to crush the hero down; / Revil'd and stamp'd him with the stain of blood, / That he in battle should the foe inflood!
- Because of the divine abundance inflooding our souls, there's an important truth for us to remember: To enable us to carry out His will, God is always ready to give us more than enough of Himself.
To flood or flow in
To flood or flow in; to inflow.
- Joy, from the light inflooding upon eye and mind, / And heart and soul, calm bliss without care's harsh alloy, […]
- […] Evelyn Underhill said there is a place in every person's mind that is this gateway—the gateway through which things inflood rather than outgo.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for inflood. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA