Dictionary

irrigate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

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”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
   • We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.
2. (transitive) To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
   • The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

irrigation · irrigator

Translations (50)

uk зроси́ти (to supply farmland with water) · mi hāwaiwai (to supply farmland with water) · ru ороси́ть (to supply farmland with water) · ga uiscigh (to supply farmland with water) · gl irrigar (to supply farmland with water) · fi puhdistaa haava nesteellä (to clean a wound with a fluid) · fr irriguer (to supply farmland with water) · eo akvumi (to supply farmland with water) · ro iriga (to supply farmland with water) · pl zrosić (to supply farmland with water) · cs zavlažovat (to supply farmland with water) · ru ирриги́ровать (to supply farmland with water) · pt irrigar (to supply farmland with water) · pl przemywać (to clean a wound with a fluid) · cmn 沖洗 /冲洗 (to clean a wound with a fluid) · mi whakamākūkū (to supply farmland with water) · ru промыва́ть (to clean a wound with a fluid) · gv ushtee (to supply farmland with water) · es irrigar (to supply farmland with water) · da vande (to supply farmland with water) · pl nawodnić (to supply farmland with water) · es irrigar (to clean a wound with a fluid) · cmn 灌溉 (to supply farmland with water) · ckb داشتِن (to supply farmland with water) · sv bevattna (to supply farmland with water) · de bewässern (to supply farmland with water) · et niisutama (to supply farmland with water) · pl nawadniać (to supply farmland with water) · pl zraszać (to supply farmland with water) · eo akvumi (to clean a wound with a fluid) · ca irrigar (to supply farmland with water) · vi tưới tiêu (to supply farmland with water) · la irrigō (to supply farmland with water) · bg напоявам (to supply farmland with water) · grc ἄρδω (to supply farmland with water) · sl namakati (to supply farmland with water) · sq ujit (to supply farmland with water) · fi kastella (to supply farmland with water) · sv konstbevattna (to supply farmland with water) · hy ոռոգել (to supply farmland with water) · bg промивам (to clean a wound with a fluid) · ca irrigar (to clean a wound with a fluid) · ru спринцева́ть (to clean a wound with a fluid) · pl przemyć (to clean a wound with a fluid) · uk зро́шувати (to supply farmland with water) · oc irrigar (to supply farmland with water) · sw mwagilia (to supply farmland with water) · bg поливам (to supply farmland with water) · ru промы́ть (to clean a wound with a fluid) · ru ороша́ть (to supply farmland with water)