English Explanatory Dictionary

irrorate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew.

Word forms

irrorate irrorates irrorating irrorated

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin irrōrātus, perfect passive participle of irrōrō (“to bedew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

irroration
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