irrigate

[US]/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/
[UK]/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. provide water to (land or crops), typically by channels.
vi. supply water to land or crops.

Example Sentences

They have built canals to irrigate the desert.

irrigate one's nose and throat with hot water

irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral.

a scheme to divert water from the river to irrigate agricultural land.

wine irrigated the vast areas of his knowledge.

sluices connecting a reservoir with irrigated fields.

The fields are irrigated so that the crops can grow.

The farmer dug several trenches to irrigate the rice fields.

The Yangtse River irrigates vast stretches of farmland along its course.

The 2nd often vegetable, when vegetable is burned, these do not cheer saline condiment, when eating, irrigate with mix up of butter, bovril go up in these vegetable.

And yet in that context we are still seeing golf course grassing plans that promote large areas of irrigated amenity grassland, dominated by water demanding grass species.

Real-world Examples

Between this and the railway extended vast plains, plentifully irrigated.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Tina Shields is a water manager for the Imperial Irrigation District.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

We put in cisterns to irrigate.

Source: VOA Standard English_Life

Irrigated by a special system that delivers the precise amount needed to each plant.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Nasal irrigation can flush out the sinuses, reducing the congestive symptoms of allergic rhinitis.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

Irrigate and explore the wound, repair the lac.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

What we do is irrigate book deserts.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

It irrigates the soil, the pastures.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

That is not supported by the Irrigation District management.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

Irrigated agriculture is the big story.

Source: Vox opinion

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