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irrigation
Variant of irrigate
transitive verb irrigated, irrigating
- 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
Related Forms:
- irrigation noun
- irrigative adjective
- irrigator noun
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