irrigate
to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
Medicine/Medical. to supply or wash (an orifice, wound, etc.) with a spray or a flow of some liquid.
to moisten; wet.
Origin of irrigate
1Other words from irrigate
- ir·ri·ga·tor, noun
- non·ir·ri·gat·ed, adjective
- non·ir·ri·gat·ing, adjective
- o·ver·ir·ri·gate, verb (used with object), o·ver·ir·ri·gat·ed, o·ver·ir·ri·gat·ing.
- re·ir·ri·gate, verb (used with object), re·ir·ri·gat·ed, re·ir·ri·gat·ing.
- un·ir·ri·gat·ed, adjective
- well-ir·ri·gat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for irrigate
/ (ˈɪrɪˌɡeɪt) /
to supply (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc, esp to promote the growth of food crops
med to bathe or wash out a bodily part, cavity, or wound
(tr) to make fertile, fresh, or vital by or as if by watering
Origin of irrigate
1Derived forms of irrigate
- irrigable, adjective
- irrigation, noun
- irrigational or irrigative, adjective
- irrigator, noun
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