English Explanatory Dictionary

irrigate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
  2. To clean (a wound) with a fluid.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-irrigate.wav

Word forms

irrigate irrigates irrigating irrigated

Etymology

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”).

Related words

irrigation irrigator

Derived words

bioirrigate bioirrigated bioirrigating irrigable irrigatable nonirrigated nonirrigating overirrigate reirrigate subirrigate underirrigate unirrigated
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