Irrigate

Irrigate

Verb · /ˈɪr.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

Definition

To supply water to land or crops by means of channels, pipes, or streams; (in medicine) to wash out a wound, cavity, or tube with a flow of water or saline.

Origin

From Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare (to water, to irrigate), from in- (into) + rigare (to water, to wet). Used in English from the mid-17th century.