irrigate

irrigate

verb

Definition of IRRIGATE

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse <if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water>

Synonyms irrigate, rinse, sluice, wash, wash out

Related Words deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, swamp; flow, gush, rush, stream; douche, hose; drench, saturate, soak; douse (also dowse), slosh, splash