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del·uge (dĕĺyōōj, -yōōzh, dā́lōōj, -lōōzh, dĭ-lōōj́, -lōōzh́)

[From Middle English, flood, from Old French, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluere, to wash away, dis-, apart; see dis–, + -luere, to wash.]

noun 

    1. A great flood.
    2. A heavy downpour.
  2. Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood: a deluge of fan mail.
  3. In the Bible, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah.

transitive verb: -uged, -ug·ing, -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.