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   irrigate

   /ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels.
   • ▪ (of a river or stream) supply (land) with water.
   • 2. wash out (an organ or wound) with a continuous flow of water or medication.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin irrigat- ‘moistened’, from the verb irrigare, from in- ‘into’ + rigare ‘moisten, wet’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. irrigable adjective
   • 2. irrigative adjective
   • 3. irrigator noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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