irrigate

ir·ri·gate

 (ĭr′ĭ-gāt′)

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

v.tr.

1. To supply (land or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches, or streams.

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

v.intr.

To irrigate land or crops.

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[Latin irrigāre, irrigāt- : in-, in; see in-² + rigāre, to water.]

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ir′ri·ga′tion n.

ir′ri·ga′tion·al adj.

ir′ri·ga′tor n.

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irrigate

(ˈɪrɪˌɡeɪt)

vb

1. (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

[C17: from Latin irrigāre, from rigāre to moisten, conduct water]

ˈirrigable adj

ˌirriˈgation n

ˌirriˈgational, ˈirriˌgative adj

ˈirriˌgator n

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ir•ri•gate

(ˈɪr ɪˌgeɪt)

v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.

1. to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.

2. to supply or wash (an orifice, wound, etc.) with a spray or a flow of some liquid.

3. to moisten; wet.

[1605–15; < Latin irrigāre to wet, flood, nourish with water, =ir- ir-¹ + rigāre to provide with water, soak]

ir′ri•ga•ble, adj.

ir′ri•ga•bly, adv.

ir`ri•ga′tion, n.

ir`ri•ga′tion•al, adj.

ir•ri•ga•tive, adj.

ir′ri•ga`tor, n.

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irrigate

Past participle: irrigated
Gerund: irrigating

Imperative

irrigate

irrigate

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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 The land is irrigated by a maze of interconnected canals.

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Translations

يَسْقي

zavlažitzavlažovat

vande

bewässern

ποτίζω

mojar

abreuverarroserirriguermouiller

veita vatni á

irrigareirrigazionelavareannaffiarebagnare

drėkinamasdrėkinimas

apūdeņot

irrigerevanne kunstig

ирригироватьороситьорошать

zavlažiť

sulamak

灌溉

irrigate

[ˈɪrɪgeɪt] VT (Agr) [+ land, crops] → regar (Med) → irrigar
irrigated land → tierras fpl de regadío

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irrigate

[ˈɪrɪgeɪt] vt → irriguer

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irrigate

vt

land, crop → bewässern

(Med) → spülen

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irrigate

[ˈɪrɪˌgeɪt] vt → irrigare

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irrigate

(ˈirigeit) verb

to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means. besproei يَسْقي напоявам irrigar zavlažit bewässern vande αρδεύωregar, 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 irrigerenvanne kunstig, irrigere nawadniać اوبه وركول irrigar a iriga орошать zavlažiť namakati navodnjavati [konst]bevattna ทดน้ำ sulamak 灌溉 зрошувати آبپاشی کرنا tưới 灌溉

ˌirriˈgation noun

besproeiing سَقْي، رَي напояване irrigação zavodňování die Bewässerung vanding άρδευση, πότισμαriego, irrigación kastmine آب رسانی kastelu irrigationהשקיה सिंचाई navodnjavanje öntözés irigasi áveita, vökvun irrigazione かんがい 관개 drėkinimas irigācija, apūdeņošana pengairan irrigatiekunstig vanning, irrigasjonnawadnianie اوبه وركونه irrigação irigaţie орошение zavlažovanie namakanje navodnjavanje [konst]bevattning การชลประทาน sulama 灌溉 зрошення, іригація پانی دینا sự tưới 灌溉

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ir·ri·gate

v. irrigar, lavar con un chorro de agua.

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irrigate

vt irrigar

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