irrigate
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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.
[Latin irrigāre, irrigāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + rigāre, to water.]
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
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| Verb | 1. |  irrigate - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" 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" |
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zavlažitzavlažovat
vande
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apūdeņot
zavlažiť
irrigate
[ˈɪrɪgeɪt] VT (Agr) [+ land, crops] → regar (Med) → irrigarirrigated land → tierras fpl de regadío
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irrigate
(ˈirigeit) verb to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means.
ˌirriˈgation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ir·ri·gate
v. irrigar, lavar con un chorro de agua.
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irrigate
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