irrigate

CEFRB2

/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To clean (a wound) with a fluid.

Examples

  • Canals have been built to irrigate the desert.

  • They need to be able to irrigate without relying solely on rain.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.

More examples

In context

  • The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.

  • We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Farmers blank the dry fields by bringing water from the river through channels.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English irrigat(e) (“watered, irrigated”).