irrigate

«irrigate» in Mova's school dictionary: to bring water to them through pipes, channels or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (irrigate, irrigates, irrigated, irrigating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To irrigate land or crops is to bring water to them through pipes, channels or sprinklers so plants can grow. tree →

2) (medical) To irrigate a wound or eye is to wash it out with a steady flow of water or liquid. tree →

sense 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 →
• The ancient Egyptians irrigated land with water from the Nile. tree →
• Sprinklers irrigate the school field. tree →
• The nurse irrigated the cut with salt water. tree →
• Irrigate your eye with clean water if sand gets in it. tree →
• Canals were dug to irrigate the desert. tree →
• Irrigated crops grow even when it does not rain. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «irrigate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.