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Verb: irrigate  'i-ru`geyt
  1. Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
    "irrigate the fields"
    - water
     
  2. Supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
    "irrigate the wound"

Derived forms: irrigated, irrigating, irrigates

See also: irrigation

Type of: care for, treat, wet

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