irrigate
/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/ verb C1- To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc. · We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.
- To clean (a wound) with a fluid. · The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.
He/she/it irrigates · Past irrigated · Past participle irrigated · -ing form irrigating
Verb forms
- Base form
- irrigate
- He/she/it
- irrigates
- Past
- irrigated
- Past participle
- irrigated
- -ing form
- irrigating
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