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irrigate

ir·ri·gate

UK/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/ US/ˈɪrʌˌɡeɪt/ rare

verb

1.

supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

  • “Water the fields”
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2.

supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting

  • “irrigate the wound”

Origin

First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English irrigat(e) (“watered, irrigated”).

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