irrigate

verb

ir·ri·gate ˈir-ə-ˌgāt How to pronounce irrigate (audio)

irrigated; irrigating

transitive verb

: wet, moisten: such as

: to supply (land, crops, etc.) with water by artificial means

irrigating the cotton plants

irrigates 20 acres of farmland

: to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid

irrigate the wound with saline solution

the eye was irrigated following chemical exposure

: to refresh as if by watering

intransitive verb

: to practice irrigation

A tensiometer (soil moisture probe), available at any garden center, helps take the guesswork out of irrigating.

The Benicia (California) Herald

irrigator

ˈir-ə-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce irrigate (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

The surgeon irrigated the wound. if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water

Recent Examples on the Web Some farmers had to irrigate their corn that year, and Andy can tell where the water ran out.

Tommy Birch, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 One use will be to irrigate new greenbelts to run all along the 20 kilometer structure, which should help take the heat out of the areas around it.

Angela Dewan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Check the soil moisture of your containers daily for the first week after planting to determine how often to irrigate.

Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022 Residents can claim up to 300 gallons of free, disinfected water per visit to irrigate their trees and lawns.

Christopher Goffardstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 To establish plantings, be sure to drip irrigate the root ball margin and out from there, not at the base of the main stem.

Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 During the hottest days of July, many cases of water theft from canals and rivers occurred in the lowland countryside in order for farmers to irrigate their fields.

Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 31 July 2022 And while tribal families make do with scant supplies, nearby off-reservation towns irrigate lush landscaping and fill crystal-clear swimming pools.

AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 In the United States, more than 40% of the country's freshwater is used to irrigate crops.

Haley Yamada, ABC News, 21 July 2022 See More

单词	irrigated
释义	irrigate verb ir·ri·gate ˈir-ə-ˌgāt irrigated; irrigating transitive verb 1 : wet, moisten: such as a : to supply (land, crops, etc.) with water by artificial means irrigating the cotton plants irrigates 20 acres of farmland b : to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid irrigate the wound with saline solution the eye was irrigated following chemical exposure 2 : to refresh as if by watering intransitive verb : to practice irrigation A tensiometer (soil moisture probe), available at any garden center, helps take the guesswork out of irrigating. The Benicia (California) Herald irrigator ˈir-ə-ˌgā-tər noun Synonyms flush rinse sluice wash wash out See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The surgeon irrigated the wound. if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water Recent Examples on the Web Some farmers had to irrigate their corn that year, and Andy can tell where the water ran out. Tommy Birch, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 One use will be to irrigate new greenbelts to run all along the 20 kilometer structure, which should help take the heat out of the areas around it. Angela Dewan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Check the soil moisture of your containers daily for the first week after planting to determine how often to irrigate. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022 Residents can claim up to 300 gallons of free, disinfected water per visit to irrigate their trees and lawns. Christopher Goffardstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 To establish plantings, be sure to drip irrigate the root ball margin and out from there, not at the base of the main stem. Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 During the hottest days of July, many cases of water theft from canals and rivers occurred in the lowland countryside in order for farmers to irrigate their fields. Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 31 July 2022 And while tribal families make do with scant supplies, nearby off-reservation towns irrigate lush landscaping and fill crystal-clear swimming pools. AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 In the United States, more than 40% of the country's freshwater is used to irrigate crops. Haley Yamada, ABC News, 21 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare, from in- + rigare to water; perhaps akin to Old High German regan rain — more at rain First Known Use 1615, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition irrigate verb ir·ri·gate ˈir-ə-ˌgāt irrigated; irrigating 1 : to supply (as land) with water by artificial means irrigate crops 2 : to clean with a flow of liquid irrigate a wound Medical Definition irrigate transitive verb ir·ri·gate ˈir-ə-ˌgāt irrigated; irrigating : to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid irrigate the wound with saline to remove debris the eye was irrigated for 10 minutes following chemical exposure irrigated 1 of 2 adjective as in rinsed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rinsed sluiced moist laved flushed aqueous steeped humid damp boggy submerged watered dipped dank hydrated dampish clammy splashed saturated flooded dunked soaked wettish washed miry drenched bathed seepy overflowed drowned inundated semimoist waterlogged soaking dripping squashy sodden swamped doused sloppy deluged soggy logged saturate wet sopping soused bedraggled dowsed water-soaked awash watery soppy Antonyms & Near Antonyms arid dry unwatered waterless hyperarid dehydrated baked watertight waterproof parched bone-dry droughty sunbaked sere thirsty ultradry wrung sear water-repellent water-resistant freeze-dried See More irrigated 2 of 2 verb past tense of irrigate as in washed to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water Synonyms & Similar Words rinsed washed flushed flooded sluiced saturated inundated flowed soaked drenched washed out engulfed deluged douched gushed swamped hosed streamed splashed sloshed rushed doused dowsed
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