as in to rinse
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water
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Recent Examples of irrigate
In California’s far north, some farmers and ranchers relying on the Shasta River and the neighboring Scott River for irrigating crops still face water curtailments under emergency measures approved in December.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
So volunteers wrapped many of the plants in chicken wire and shade cloth for protection and carried in water to irrigate the survivors.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
For that, Libya had contracted with a Chinese firm to build a 25-mile canal to irrigate rice fields on the land, which cuts through Sangha's ancestral territory, but the local people aren't allowed to use the water, said Sidiki Coulibaly, a chieftain from Finn village.
—Chris Arsenault, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2015
Avoid irrigating between 4 pm and 4 am to give your grass a chance to dry out.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
So volunteers wrapped many of the plants in chicken wire and shade cloth for protection and carried in water to irrigate the survivors.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
For that, Libya had contracted with a Chinese firm to build a 25-mile canal to irrigate rice fields on the land, which cuts through Sangha's ancestral territory, but the local people aren't allowed to use the water, said Sidiki Coulibaly, a chieftain from Finn village.
—Chris Arsenault, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2015
Avoid irrigating between 4 pm and 4 am to give your grass a chance to dry out.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for irrigate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrigate
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Once absorbed by the skin, the remaining mud is rinsed off in a lavish Vichy shower, and afterward skin is soothed with an aloe gel mask.Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Finish by rinsing with water and drying the area with a clean cloth.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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The company plans to invest in expanding its production capacity, including the development of a new egg washing and packing facility in Seymour, Indiana.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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After being washed, these sheets retained their luxurious look and feel and didn’t develop any visible wear and tear.Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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This technique flushes any salts that may have accumulated in the potting mixture from past fertilizing and saturates the roots.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
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The beginning of the pandemic in 2020 flushed out some of the remaining weakest chains like Sears, JCPenney, Pier 1 and others that filed for bankruptcy and closed stores.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Irrigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrigate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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