About The Word Irrigate

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Irrigate to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Irrigate definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Irrigate

Irrigate Meaning & Definition
Irrigate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Irrigate?

[v] supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound"
[v] supply with water, as with channelsor ditches or streams; "Water the fields"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Irrigate: water

Related Terms | Find terms related to Irrigate: adulterate | asperge | attenuate | baptize | bath | bathe | bedew | bespatter | besprinkle | cut | dabble | damp | dampen | dash | dew | dilute | douche | flush | flush out | gargle | holystone | hose | hose down | humect | humectate | humidify | lather | launder | lave | moisten | mop | mop up | paddle | rarefy | reduce | rinse | rinse out | ritually immerse | scour | scrub | scrub up | shampoo | shower | slobber | slop | slosh | sluice | sluice out | soap | sparge | spatter | splash | splatter | sponge | spray | sprinkle | swab | swash | syringe | thin | toivel | tub | wash | wash out | wash up | water | water down | wet | wet down

See Also | care for | hose | hose down | hush | syringe | treat | wet

Irrigate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ir"ri*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irrigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Irrigating}.] [L. irrigatus, p. p. of irrigare to irrigate: ir- in + rigare to water; prob. akin to E. rain. See {Rain}.] 1. To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew. 2. (Agric.) To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon, over, or through it, as in artificial channels.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Cutting ‐ the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the…
  • Family entolomataceae ‐ a family of fungi belonging to the order…
  • Cacodemon ‐ (Greek) an…
  • Tomahawk ‐ weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians…
  • Request ‐ a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an…
  • Genus corchorus ‐ widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially…
  • Visual cortex ‐ the cortical area that receives information from the lateral…
  • Dublin ‐ capital and largest city and major port of the Republic…
  • Crusade ‐ a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a…
  • Administrative unit ‐ a unit with administrative…