intr.v., a·bound·ed, a·bound·ing, a·bounds.
- To be great in number or amount.
- To be fully supplied or filled; teem. See synonyms at teem1.
[Middle English abounden, from Old French abonder, from Latin abundāre, to overflow : ab-, away; see ab-1 + undāre, to flow (from unda, wave).]
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