irrigate

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/

Definition of irrigate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
    “We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
    “We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.”
  2. (transitive)To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
    “The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.”

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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”).

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