irrigate

Verb

Verb Forms: irrigated, irrigating, irrigates

To supply land with water using artificial channels.
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.

Examples

He tried to IRRIGATE the board with high-scoring words, hoping to grow his lead.
The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.
We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

irrigate: valid Words With Friends Word