irrigate[verb]Synonyms: water, flood, inundate, moisten, wet
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ir‧ri‧gate /ˈɪrəɡeɪt, ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of irrigare, from rigare 'to water']
1. to supply land or crops with water:
The water in Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.irrigated land/farms/crops2. technical to wash a wound with a flow of liquid
—irrigation /ˌɪrəˈɡeɪʃ
ən, ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable]:
major irrigation projects [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲