irrigate Definition
ir·ri·gate (ir′ə gāt′)
transitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing
- to refresh by or as by watering
- to supply (land) with water by means of ditches or artificial channels or by sprinklers
- 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.
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
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- ‹ irretentive
- ‹ irresponsive
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