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irrigateto supply water to land or crops, typically by means of channels

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to supply water to land or crops, typically by means of channels

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/

Korean meaning: 관개하다, 물을 대다

Korean pronunciation: **이**리게이트

Example Sentences

  • My lazy neighbor uses a sprinkler to irrigate his lawn while I'm still watering with a tiny watering can like a caveman.
  • Advanced irrigation systems can automatically irrigate fields based on soil moisture levels.
  • The desert bloomed after engineers successfully irrigated the barren land.

irrigate

VERB

//ˈɪrɪɡeɪt//

to supply water to land or crops, typically by means of channels

irrigate concept
💡 Concept

A farmer irrigates the crop fields through flowing water channels

irrigate mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Eerie gate sprays water everywhere - irrigation with spooky style!

irrigate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Navigate to irrigate, investigate to cultivate!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixir--
Rootrig-
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin irrigare, composed of the prefix in- (into) and rigare (to water or moisten). The term originally referred to the act of supplying water to land through artificial channels.

🎵Rhyme

navigatemitigateinvestigate
navigate
mitigate
investigate

🔗Collocations

irrigate crops
irrigate farmland
irrigate a wound
artificially irrigate
regularly irrigate
irrigate the nasal cavity

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My lazy neighbor uses a sprinkler to irrigate his lawn while I'm still watering with a tiny watering can like a caveman.

Advanced irrigation systems can automatically irrigate fields based on soil moisture levels.

The desert bloomed after engineers successfully irrigated the barren land.

😄 Fun example

The doctor had to irrigate my ear canal because apparently I've been storing enough wax to open a candle shop.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

watermoistenwetfloodsprinkle

Antonyms

draindrydehydrate

Related

irrigationagriculturefarmingcultivationdrainage

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