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irrigate
[ ir-i-geyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- Medicine/Medical. to supply or wash (an orifice, wound, etc.) with a spray or a flow of some liquid.
- to moisten; wet.
irrigate
/ ˈɪɪˌɡɪ /
verb
- to supply (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc, esp to promote the growth of food crops
- med to bathe or wash out a bodily part, cavity, or wound
- tr to make fertile, fresh, or vital by or as if by watering
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDz, noun
- ˌˈپDzal, adjective
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ۾·tǰ noun
- ԴDz·۾·e adjective
- ԴDz·۾·iԲ adjective
- v·۾·ٱ verb (used with object) overirrigated overirrigating
- ·۾·ٱ verb (used with object) reirrigated reirrigating
- ܲ·۾·e adjective
- ɱ-۾·e adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of irrigate1
Example Sentences
Cotton growers objected to irrigating 1 million acres in the Imperial Valley, corn farmers objected to a million more acres of corn, and wheat growers to a million competing acres of wheat.
In the San Joaquin Valley, farmers use the water to irrigate pistachios, almonds, grapes, tomatoes, hay and other crops.
Having healthy, irrigated California live oak and sycamore trees on your property can save your house, Syphard said.
That sounds good, except farmers in parts of the San Joaquin Valley typically depend on water from the two dams to irrigate crops in the summer.
In fact, the Getty Villa credited its pruned landscaping and irrigated grounds with helping to save the museum’s structures from the Palisades fire.
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