IRRIGATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
    Usage Example(s)
    • irrigate the wound
    Hypernyms(s) irrigate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Water the fields
    Hypernyms(s) irrigate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)