irrigate
verb
ir·ri·gate
ˈir-ə-ˌgāt 
irrigated; irrigating
1
2
: to refresh as if by watering
: to practice irrigation
A tensiometer (soil moisture probe), available at any garden center, helps take the guesswork out of irrigating.—
The Benicia (California) Herald
The Benicia (California) Herald
Examples of irrigate in a Sentence
The surgeon irrigated the wound.
if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water
Recent Examples on the Web
That means mow your grass at the proper height for your species, and fertilize and irrigate correctly.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
The property has raised garden beds and an orchard, both irrigated, a chicken coop, a pool, a bocce court, an outdoor kitchen, a cabin, and a sauna; vineyards and beaches are nearby and Santa Barbara is 40 minutes south.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 6 Mar. 2024
And when the new Turkish dam projects are completed in the next few years, as much as 1.2 million additional hectares inside Turkey will be irrigated—an eightfold increase from today.
—Mukad Al Jabbari, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2015
The lake keeps the crops irrigated and the Herbert Hoover Dike keeps towns in the EAA safe from flooding.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
The property has raised garden beds and an orchard, both irrigated, a chicken coop, a pool, a bocce court, an outdoor kitchen, a cabin, and a sauna; vineyards and beaches are nearby and Santa Barbara is 40 minutes south.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 6 Mar. 2024
And when the new Turkish dam projects are completed in the next few years, as much as 1.2 million additional hectares inside Turkey will be irrigated—an eightfold increase from today.
—Mukad Al Jabbari, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2015
The lake keeps the crops irrigated and the Herbert Hoover Dike keeps towns in the EAA safe from flooding.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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“Irrigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrigate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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irrigate
verb
ir·ri·gate
ˈir-ə-ˌgāt
irrigated; irrigating
1
: to supply with water by artificial means
irrigate a field
irrigate crops
2
: to flush with a liquid
irrigate a wound
Medical Definition
irrigate
transitive verb
ir·ri·gate
ˈir-ə-ˌgāt
irrigated; irrigating
: to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid
irrigate the wound with saline to remove debris
the eye was irrigated for 10 minutes following chemical exposure
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