• DELUGE

1.

• s. PROP., [Vid: FLOOD.]
• FIG., magna vis alicujus rei; *superfusa alicujus rei copia (☞ Quint., 1, 2, 28; but not in this sense); or by participle superfusus. A deluge of enemies, hostes superfusi; of the Albanian race, Albani gens superfusa (e.g., montibus Caucasiis, Plin.).

2. v. inundare (PROP., and figuratively): cf., irrigare, in this sense, is poetical in Liv., 7, 3: superfundi (with dative, PROP. and figuratively: in figurative sense also, superfundere se with dative or accusative with in; e.g., causa superfundendi se Italiae; superfudit deinde se in Asiam. Tac. joins nube ipsa operire ac superfundere, of overwhelming troops irresistibly; Hist., 3, 2, fin.). The Tiber deluged the fields, Tiberis agros inundavit; continued rain deluging the whole country, imbres continui campis omnibus inundantes (Liv., 8, 24): the Cimbri deluged Italy, Cimbri Italiam inundabant (Justinus, 38, 4, 15): that the Thracians and Illyrians would deluge Macedonia, Thraces et Illyrios in Macedoniam se effusuros (Liv., 38, 12): to deluge Europe with his armies, Europam inundare exercitibus.