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irrigate
(redirected from irrigated)

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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.

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

irri·gation n.
irri·gation·al adj.
irri·gator n.

irrigate [ˈɪrɪˌgeɪt]
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to supply (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc., esp to promote the growth of food crops
2. (Medicine) 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
[from Latin irrigāre, from rigāre to moisten, conduct water]
irrigable  adj
irrigation  n
irrigational , irrigative adj
irrigator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.irrigateirrigate - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"
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"

irrigate
verb water, wet, moisten, flood, inundate The land is irrigated by a maze of interconnected canals.
Translations
irrigate [ˈɪrɪgeɪt] VT (Agr) [+ land, crops] → regar (Med) → irrigar
irrigated landtierras fpl de regadío

irrigate [ˈɪrɪgeɪt] vtirriguer

irrigate
vt
land, cropbewässern
(Med) → spülen

irrigate [ˈɪrɪˌgeɪt] vtirrigare
irrigate [ˈɪrɪˌgeɪt] vtirrigare

irrigate
v irrigate [ˈirigeit]
to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means. besproei يَسْقي напоявам zavlažit vande bewässern αρδεύω regar, irrigar kastma آب رسانی کردن kastella irriguer לְהַשקוֹת सीचना navodnjavati öntöz mengairi veita vatni á irrigare かんがいする 관개하다 drėkinamas apūdeņot mengairi irrigeren vanne kunstig, irrigere nawadniać irrigar a iriga орошать zavlažiť namakati navodnjavati []bevattna ทดน้ำ sulamak 灌溉 зрошувати آبپاشی کرنا tưới
n irriˈgation
besproeiing سَقْي، رَي напояване zavodňování vanding die Bewässerung άρδευση, πότισμα riego, irrigación kastmine آب رسانی kastelu irrigation הַשקַיָה सिंचाई navodnjavanje öntözés irigasi áveita, vökvun irrigazione かんがい 관개 drėkinimas irigācija, apūdeņošana pengairan irrigatie kunstig vanning, irrigasjon nawadnianie irrigação irigaţie орошение zavlažovanie namakanje navodnjavanje []bevattning การชลประทาน sulama 灌溉 зрошення, іригація پانی دینا sự tưới


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