irrigō — meaning in English

English meaning

• irrigate verb To supply land with water using channels, pipes, or sprinklers so crops can grow.
• Water noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.

Senses

irrigō is used for these senses in English:

• irrigate (transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
• water (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

irrigate — full definition

1. verb To supply land with water using channels, pipes, or sprinklers so crops can grow.
2. verb (medicine) To rinse a wound or body cavity with a flow of liquid to clean it.

Water — full definition

1. noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.
2. noun A body of water, such as a sea, lake, or river.
3. verb To supply plants, animals, or soil with water.
4. verb To produce tears or saliva, often as an involuntary reaction.

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