IRRIGATE

irrigate. Irrigate, v.t. to wet, water, moissten, bedew

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Ir″ri‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irrigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Irrigating (?).] [[L. irrigatus, p. p. of irrigare to irrigate: ir- in + rigare to water; prob. akin to E. rain. See Rain.]] 1. 1. To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew.
2. 2. (Agric.) To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon, over, or through it, as in artificial channels.