单词 | irrigate |
释义 | Word Frequency irrigate(ˈɪrɪˌɡeɪt) verb 1. to supply (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc, esp to promote the growth of food crops 2. medicine to bathe or wash out a bodily part, cavity, or wound 3. (transitive) to make fertile, fresh, or vital by or as if by watering Derived forms irrigable (ˈirrigable) adjective irrigation (ˌirriˈgation) noun irrigational (ˌirriˈgational) or irrigative (ˈirriˌgative) adjective irrigator (ˈirriˌgator) noun Word origin C17: from Latin irrigāre, from rigāre to moisten, conduct water |
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