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Definitions for Irrigate
[1] to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
[2] Medicine/Medical . to supply or wash (an orifice, wound, etc.) with a spray or a flow of some liquid.
[3] to moisten; wet.
[4] to supply (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc, esp to promote the growth of food crops
[5] med to bathe or wash out a bodily part, cavity, or wound
[6] (tr) to make fertile, fresh, or vital by or as if by watering
Words related to Irrigate
inundate, soak, flood, sprinkle, spray, flush
Words nearby Irrigate
irreverent, irreversible, irreversible pulpitis, irrevocable, irrigable, irrigate, irrigation, irrigative, irriguous, irritability, irritable
Origin of Irrigate
1605–15; < Latin irrigātus, past participle of irrigāre to wet, flood, nourish with water, equivalent to ir- ir-1 + rigā- (stem of rigāre to provide with water, soak) + -tus past participle suffix
Other 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
Word origin for Irrigate
C17: from Latin irrigāre, from rigāre to moisten, conduct water