About The Word Irrigate
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Irrigate
Irrigate Definition And Meaning |
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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.
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