verb

irrigate

to irrigate

Farmers irrigate their fields in the dry season.

Farmers irrigate their fields in the dry season.

The doctor had to irrigate the wound.

The doctor had to irrigate the wound.

((sth.)) to supply (land) with water Farmers irrigate their fields.

Synonyms: water, moisten; Antonyms: drain, dry

From Latin 'irrigare' (to moisten, water), from 'in-' (into) + 'rigare' (to water).

Imagine a river ('riv-') flowing into ('ir-') the fields to water them. That's how you 'irrigate' the land.

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