ir·ri·gate  ( ĭr ĭ-g āt ′)
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v. ir·ri·gat·ed, ir·ri·gat·ing, ir·ri·gates v.tr.1. To supply (land or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches, or streams. 2. To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid. v.intr. To irrigate land or crops.
[Latin irrigāre, irrigāt- : in-, in; see IN-2 + rigāre, to water.]
ir′ri·gation n. ir′ri·gation·al adj. irri·ga′tor n. |
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