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TOEFL BNC: 26536 COCA: 16313

irrigate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
irrigate /ˈirəˌgeɪt/ verb
irrigates; irrigated; irrigating
irrigate
/ˈirəˌgeɪt/
verb
irrigates; irrigated; irrigating
Learner's definition of IRRIGATE
[+ object]
: to supply (something, such as land) with water by using artificial means (such as pipes)灌溉
medical : to clean (a wound or a part of the body) with flowing liquid (such as water)冲洗(伤口或身体部位)

— irrigation

/ˌirəˈgeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 26536 COCA: 16313

irrigate

verb

ir·​ri·​gate ˈir-ə-ˌgāt How to pronounce irrigate (audio)
irrigated; irrigating

transitive verb

1
: wet, moisten: such as
a
: to supply (land, crops, etc.) with water by artificial means
irrigating the cotton plants
irrigates 20 acres of farmland
b
: to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid
irrigate the wound with saline solution
the eye was irrigated following chemical exposure
2
: to refresh as if by watering

intransitive verb

: to practice irrigation
A tensiometer (soil moisture probe), available at any garden center, helps take the guesswork out of irrigating. The Benicia (California) Herald
irrigator noun

Example Sentences

The surgeon irrigated the wound. if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water
Recent Examples on the Web Some farmers had to irrigate their corn that year, and Andy can tell where the water ran out. Tommy Birch, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 One use will be to irrigate new greenbelts to run all along the 20 kilometer structure, which should help take the heat out of the areas around it. Angela Dewan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Check the soil moisture of your containers daily for the first week after planting to determine how often to irrigate. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022 Residents can claim up to 300 gallons of free, disinfected water per visit to irrigate their trees and lawns. Christopher Goffardstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 To establish plantings, be sure to drip irrigate the root ball margin and out from there, not at the base of the main stem. Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 During the hottest days of July, many cases of water theft from canals and rivers occurred in the lowland countryside in order for farmers to irrigate their fields. Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 31 July 2022 And while tribal families make do with scant supplies, nearby off-reservation towns irrigate lush landscaping and fill crystal-clear swimming pools. AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 In the United States, more than 40% of the country's freshwater is used to irrigate crops. Haley Yamada, ABC News, 21 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare, from in- + rigare to water; perhaps akin to Old High German regan rain — more at rain

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of irrigate was in 1615
TOEFL BNC: 26536 COCA: 16313

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