irrigate

Meanings

Verb

supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
- "irrigate the wound"
To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
To clean (a wound) with a fluid.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English irrigat(e) (“watered, irrigated”).

Synonyms

water

Scrabble Score: 9

irrigate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
irrigate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
irrigate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

irrigate is a valid Words With Friends word