irrigate
Translation
to supply water to, to wash out (a wound)
Examples
Farmers irrigate the fields in the dry season.
Farmers irrigate the fields in the dry season.
The nurse will irrigate the wound to clean it.
The nurse will irrigate the wound to clean it.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to supply water to (sth.) Farmers irrigate the fields in the dry season.
Similar Words
Synonyms: water, moisten, flood
Etymology
From Latin 'irrigare' (to water), from 'ir-' (into) + 'rigare' (to water, moisten).
Memory Tips
Imagine a river going 'ir-' (into) the fields to water them.