irrigate C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈɪr.ə.ɡeɪt/ UK /ˈɪr.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #35819 Meanings 1 verb to supply land or crops with water through channels, pipes, or sprinklers Farmers use canals to irrigate the fields during the dry season. 2 verb medical: to wash a wound or body cavity with a controlled flow of liquid The nurse used sterile saline to irrigate the wound. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to supply land or crops... water 2 verb · medical: to wash a wound or... flushrinse ↔ Opposites draindehydrate Word family Forms irrigatedirrigating Derived forms irrigationirrigatorirrigable Related forms canaldrip irrigationwater Etymology Borrowed from Latin irrigare 'to water', formed from in- 'upon or into' + rigare 'to wet or water'. Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # irrigate **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɪr.ə.ɡeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪr.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 35819 ## Meanings 1. to supply land or crops with water through channels, pipes, or sprinklers 2. medical: to wash a wound or body cavity with a controlled flow of liquid ## Examples - Farmers use canals to irrigate the fields during the dry season. - The nurse used sterile saline to irrigate the wound. ## Synonyms - water - flush - rinse ## Antonyms - drain - dehydrate ## Derived Forms - irrigation - irrigator - irrigable ## Related Forms - canal - drip irrigation - water ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin irrigare 'to water', formed from in- 'upon or into' + rigare 'to wet or water'. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown