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irrigate Definition

ir·ri·gate (ir′ə gāt′)

transitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing

  1. to refresh by or as by watering
  2. to supply (land) with water by means of ditches or artificial channels or by sprinklers
  3. Med. to wash out or flush (a cavity, wound, etc.) with water or other fluid

Etymology: < L irrigatus, pp. of irrigare, to bring water to or upon < in-, in, to, upon + rigare, to water, moisten: see rain

irrigate Related Forms

ir′·ri·ga′·tion noun ir′·ri·ga′·tive adjective ir′·ri·ga′·tor noun

irrigate Synonyms

irrigate

v.

water, spray, sprinkle, pass water through, install an artificial watering system, divert water to, soak, inundate; see also flood.

irrigate Usage Examples

Object

  • agriculture: On a lesser scale in the UK, irrigated agriculture has led to the loss of many of our wetland habitats.
  • hectare: A major project in the basin is aiming to irrigate 25,000 hectares of land for smallholder farming.
  • crop: The harvest for irrigated crops will also be meager.
  • farmland: We drive through occasional and incredibly lush areas of irrigated farmland and fruit orchards.
  • wound: O'Neill D. ( 2002 ) ' Can tap water be used to irrigate wounds in A&E?
  • rice: Behind the dikes, two crops of irrigated rice can be grown, using water pumped in from the water ways.

Subject

  • water: It was all about drops of water and acres of land that can be irrigated by this water.
  • river: Hundreds of thousands more people were adversely affected as their grazing and agricultural lands are no longer irrigated by the river 's annual flood.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

adjacent: The life-giving Nile pours across the map, feeding an emerald ribbon of irrigated fields adjacent to villages shaded by date palms.

Modifying Another Word

  • well: It is secluded from roads, tranquil, well irrigated and the dwellings offer stables and hay storage.
  • then: Eye injuries All eye injuries must be irrigated thoroughly then treated at the Medical Center or local hospital.
  • thoroughly: First aid treatment Eye Contact: Irrigate thoroughly with water for at least 10 minutes.
  • automatically: Please note the lawns and plants are irrigated automatically with river water.
  • fully: Welcome to North London's premier fully irrigated live music festival.
  • copiously: Eye contact: Irrigate copiously with clean, fresh water for at least 10 minutes, holding the eyelids apart.

Preposition: with

  • saline: Cleansing is best carried out by irrigating with physiological saline or ordinary tap water.
  • water: Chances are pretty good it was irrigated with sewage water.
  • solution: The wound is irrigated with an antiseptic solution such as dilute chlorhexidine or dilute povidone iodine.

Preposition: by

  • water: It was all about drops of water and acres of land that can be irrigated by this water.
  • river: Hundreds of thousands more people were adversely affected as their grazing and agricultural lands are no longer irrigated by the river 's annual flood.