irrigate

(ĭr'ĭ-gāt')

v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

v.tr.

1. To supply (dry land) with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams; water artificially.
2. To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid.
3. To make fertile or vital as if by watering.

v.intr.
To supply land with water artificially.

[Latin irrigāre, irrigāt- : in-, in; see in-² + rigāre, to water.]

irrigation ir'ri·ga'tion n.
irrigational ir'ri·ga'tion·al adj.
irrigator ir'ri·ga'tor n.

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The process of washing out a wound or a hollow organ (such as the bladder) with a continuous flow of water or medicated solution. For example, an infected bladder may be irrigated with an antibiotic or antiseptic solution.

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IN BRIEF: To supply with water by artificial means.

When there is not enough rain for crops, it is necessary to irrigate.

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1. washing of a body cavity or wound by a stream of water or other fluid.
2. artificial watering of agricultural crops and pasture by flood, furrow, drip or sprinkler system. This has a significant implication for animals both nutritionally and in terms of health because of the great change in the soil microclimate and the reaction of this on parasite larvae and fungi.

n

Dental tool used to force liquid through a given area; features a soft tube that draws liquid from a contained source.

For a list of words related to irrigation, see:

• Populations and Resources - irrigation: process of bringing water for cultivation to area with insufficient rain
• Farming and Crops - irrigation: any of various systems of bringing water to plants, including flood, border, furrow, sprinkler, drip, or surface irrigation systems
• Practice, Tools, and Techniques - irrigation: bringing of water to plant beds, esp. by ditches or channels

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See words rhyming with "irrigate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Irrigate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overrisle, vande
v. intr. - udskylle

Nederlands (Dutch)
irrigeren, besproeien, vruchtbaar maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Agric, Méd) irriguer, arroser, fertiliser
v. intr. - (Agric, Méd) irriguer, arroser, fertiliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - spülen, bewässern, erfrischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αρδεύω, ποτίζω

Italiano (Italian)
aspergere, irrigare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - irrigar

Русский (Russian)
орошать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - regar, rociar, irrigar
v. intr. - regar, rociar, irrigar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bevattna, spola (med.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
灌溉, 使潮湿, 冲洗伤口, 进行灌溉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 灌溉, 使潮濕, 沖洗傷口
v. intr. - 進行灌溉

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 물을 대다, 세척하다
v. intr. - 관개하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 水を引く, 灌漑する, 洗浄する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يروي, يسقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השקה (שטחים), שטף (פצע), ריענן‬
v. intr. - ‮השקה שטחים‬

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