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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ir•ri•ga•tion (ir′i gā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Agriculturethe artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
- Medicinethe flushing or washing out of anything with water or other liquid.
- the state of being irrigated.
- Latin irrigātiōn- (stem of irrigātiō). See irrigate, -ion
- 1605–15
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ir•ri•gate /ˈɪrɪˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -gat•ed, -gat•ing. - Agricultureto supply (land) with water by artificial means, such as by changing the course of streams, by flooding, or by spraying.
- Medicineto supply or wash (an opening in the body, a wound, etc.) with liquid.
ir•ri•ga•ble /ˈɪrɪgəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. ir•ri•ga•tion /ˌɪrɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ir•ri•gate (ir′i gāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. - Agricultureto supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- Medicineto supply or wash (an orifice, wound, etc.) with a spray or a flow of some liquid.
- to moisten;
wet.
- Latin irrigātus, past participle of irrigāre to wet, flood, nourish with water, equivalent. to ir- ir-1 + rigā- (stem of rigāre to provide with water, soak) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1605–15
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