irrigate
ir·ri·gate / ˈirigāt/ • v. [tr.] supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels. ∎ (of a river or stream) supply (land) with water. ∎ Med. apply a continuous flow of water or liquid medication to (an organ or wound).DERIVATIVES: ir·ri·ga·ble / -gəbəl/ adj.ir·ri·ga·tion / ˌiriˈgāshən/ n.ir·ri·ga·tor / -ˌgātər/ n.ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: from Latin irrigat- ‘moistened,’ from the verb irrigare, from in- ‘into’ + rigare ‘moisten, wet.’
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