beflood

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verb

To flood around or about; flood all over; inundate.

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Meanings

verbbeflood (third-person singular simple present befloods, present participle beflooding, simple past and past participle beflooded)

present singular third person befloods · participle present beflooding · participle past beflooded · past beflooded

  1. transitiveTo flood around or about; flood all over; inundate.

    What waves of tears beflood her face! What dolours rend her aching heart!

    1856, Catholic Church, Martin Wilson Foye, Romish rites, offices, and legends
    2 more examples

    Why, to suit his hypothesis of pulsion and suction, must, a water-spout be confined to the ocean, like a squirt to the pond, and only upon a rare occasion be raised up or lifted about to splash and beflood the neighbouring shores?

    1783, The gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle

    Otherwise, I liked the paper immensely, and if you really enjoy reading James I merely marvel without exhortation. But the "Feminine Nuisance" is quite a different couple of sandals. ... I beflood it with an approval [...]

    1962, James Branch Cabell, Padraic Colum, Margaret Freeman Cabell, Between friends: letters of James Branch Cabell and others

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inundate

Origin

From be- + flood.

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Cite this entry
APA

beflood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beflood

MLA

“beflood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beflood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beflood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beflood.

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