Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - irrigate
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(irrigates, irrigating, irrigated) To irrigate land means to supply it with water in order to help crops grow. None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area. VERB: V n • irrigation The agricultural land is hilly and the irrigation poor. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (-gated; -gating) Etymology: Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare, from in- + rigare to water; perhaps akin to Old High German regan rain — more at rain Date: 1615 transitive verb 1. wet, moisten: as a. to supply (as land or crops) with water by artificial means b. to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid (as in removing a foreign body or medicating) 2. to refresh as if by watering intransitive verb to practice irrigation • irrigator noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 a water (land) by means of channels. b (of a stream etc.) supply (land) with water. 2 Med. supply (a wound etc.) with a constant flow of liquid. 3 refresh as with moisture. Derivatives irrigable adj. irrigation n. irrigative adj. irrigator n. Etymology: L irrigare (as IN-(2), rigare moisten) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- early 15c., from L. irrigatus, pp. of irrigare "lead water to, refresh," from in- "in" + rigare "to water, to moisten," of uncertain origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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