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# irrigate

verb (irrigate, irrigates, irrigated, irrigating)

«irrigate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To irrigate land or crops is to bring water to them through pipes, channels or sprinklers so plants can grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#m1)
2. (medical) To irrigate a wound or eye is to wash it out with a steady flow of water or liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#m2)

### In the lessons

Geography and science: farmers irrigate dry land; ancient Egyptians irrigated with the Nile. Health and first aid: irrigate an eye with clean water if something gets in it. It tells the reader water is being brought on purpose.

### Examples

- Farmers irrigate their fields in dry summers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#x1)
- The ancient Egyptians irrigated land with water from the Nile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#x2)
- Sprinklers irrigate the school field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#x3)
- The nurse irrigated the cut with salt water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#x4)
- Irrigate your eye with clean water if sand gets in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#x5)
- Canals were dug to irrigate the desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#x6)
- Irrigated crops grow even when it does not rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/#x7)

### Note

Regular: irrigated. Noun: irrigation. Double «r».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «irrigate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irrigate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«irrigate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/irrigate.html) on Mova free.