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irrigate

English

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Sprinklers spraying water to irrigate vine plants in a vineyard

Etymology

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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”).

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Verb

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irrigate (third-person singular simple present irrigates, present participle irrigating, simple past and past participle irrigated)

  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.

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Translations

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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irrigate

  1. inflection of irrigare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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irrigate f pl

  1. feminine plural of irrigato

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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irrigāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of irrigō

Spanish

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Verb

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irrigate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of irrigar combined with te
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