irrigate

ir·ri·gate  (r-gt)

v. ir·ri·gat·ed, ir·ri·gat·ing, ir·ri·gates

v.tr.

1. To supply (dry land) with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams; water artificially.

2. To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid.

3. To make fertile or vital as if by watering.

v.intr.

To supply land with water artificially.

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[Latin irrigre, irrigt- : in-, in; see in-² + rigre, to water.]

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irri·gation n.

irri·gation·al adj.

irri·gator n.

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irrigate

Verb

[-gating, -gated]

1. to supply (land) with water through ditches or pipes in order to encourage the growth of crops

2. Med to bathe (a wound or part of the body) [Latin irrigare]

irrigation n
irrigator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	irrigate - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields" water wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" hose, hose down - water with a hose; "hose the lawn" flush - cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows" hush - run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
	2.	irrigate - supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

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irrigate

verb water, wet, moisten, flood, inundate, fertigate Austral.

Translations

irrigate [ˈɪrɪgeɪt] vt → regar

irrigate [ˈɪrɪgeɪt] vt → irriguer

irrigate [ˈɪrɪgeɪt] vt → bewässern

irrigate [ˈɪrɪgeɪt] vt → irrigare

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irrigate

v irrigate [ˈirigeit]

to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means. besproeiيَسْقيнапоявамzavlažitvandebewässernαρδεύωregar, irrigarkastmaآب رسانی کردنkastellairriguerלְהַשקוֹתसीचनाnavodnjavatiöntözmengairiveita vatni áirrigareかんがいする관개하다drėkinamasapūdeņotmengairiirrigerenvanne kunstig, irrigerenawadniaćirrigara irigaорошатьzavlažiťnamakatinavodnjavati[]bevattnaทดน้ำsulamak灌溉зрошуватиآبپاشی کرناtưới灌溉

n ˌirriˈgation

besproeiingسَقْي، رَيнапояванеzavodňovánívandingdie Bewässerungάρδευση, πότισμαriego, irrigaciónkastmineآب رسانیkasteluirrigationהַשקַיָהसिंचाईnavodnjavanjeöntözésirigasiáveita, vökvunirrigazioneかんがい관개drėkinimasirigācija, apūdeņošanapengairanirrigatiekunstig vanning, irrigasjonnawadnianieirrigaçãoirigaţieорошениеzavlažovanienamakanjenavodnjavanje[]bevattningการชลประทานsulama灌溉зрошення, іригаціяپانی دیناsự tưới灌溉