irrigate
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/
irrigate (irrigates, present participle irrigating; past and past participle irrigated)
- (transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
- We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.
- (transitive) To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
- The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.
- Russian: промыва́ть
- Spanish: irrigar
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