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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
irrigate /ˈɪrɪgeɪt/
▶verb
- 1 supply water to (land or crops) by means of channels.
■ (of a river or stream) supply (land) with water.
- 2 Medicine apply a flow of water or medication to (an organ or wound).
– derivatives
irrigable adjective,
irrigation noun,
irrigator noun.
irrigable adjective,
irrigation noun,
irrigator noun.
– origin C17: from L. irrigat-, irrigare ‘moisten’.
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