Main Entry: ir·ri·gate

Pronunciation: \ˈir-ə-ˌgāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ir·ri·gat·ed; ir·ri·gat·ing

Etymology: Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare, from in- + rigare to water; perhaps akin to Old High German regan rain — more at rain

Date: 1615

transitive verb 1 : wet, moisten: as a : to supply (as land or crops) with water by artificial means b : to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid (as in removing a foreign body or medicating)
2 : to refresh as if by wateringintransitive verb : to practice irrigation

— ir·ri·ga·tor \ˈir-ə-ˌgā-tər\ noun