irrigate
- (transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
- (transitive) To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/
Etymology
First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English irrigat(e) (“watered, irrigated”).
rinse off
pour into
draw water
sprinkle water over
divert water
lead water
put up a weir
wet down
make damp
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