/
ˈɪrɪgeɪt/
v.
- supply water to (land or crops) by means of channels.
▸(of a river or stream) supply (land) with water.
- Medicine apply a flow of water or medication to (an organ or wound).
Derivative
- irrigable adj.
- irrigation n.
- irrigator n.
Etymology
C17: from L. irrigat-, irrigare ‘moisten’.