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inundate

 
/ˈɪnʌndeɪt/ verb

Translation

be inundated with/by sth to receive so much of something that you cannot deal with it
yağmak/yağdırmak, istila etmek, istilaya uğramak, bunalmak, baş edemez olmak
Laura was inundated with flowers, cards, and other gifts.1359
(Definition of inundate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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