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irrigable

[ir-i-guh-buhl]

ir·ri·ga·ble

[ir-i-guh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being irrigated.

Origin:
1835–45; irrig(ate) + -able

ir·ri·ga·bly, adverb
non·ir·ri·ga·ble, adjective
un·ir·ri·ga·ble, adjective
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irrigate (ˈɪrɪˌɡeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to supply (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc, esp to promote the growth of food crops
2.  med to bathe or wash out a bodily part, cavity, or wound
3.  (tr) to make fertile, fresh, or vital by or as if by watering
 
[C17: from Latin irrigāre, from rigāre to moisten, conduct water]
 
'irrigable
 
adj
 
irri'gation
 
n
 
irri'gational
 
adj
 
'irrigative
 
adj
 
'irrigator
 
n

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