irrigate
🇺🇸
/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/
verb
R
to supply water to land to help plants grow
Farmers irrigate their fields to grow crops during dry seasons.
R
to wash a wound or body part with water or liquid
Doctors irrigate wounds to clean them and prevent infection.
translation
to supply water to land to help plants grow; to wash a wound or body part with water or liquid
Word Forms
3rd Present
irrigates
Past
irrigated
Perfect
irrigated
Progressive
irrigating