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

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Recent Examples of irrigate The initiative draws water from the L.A. River in downtown L.A., cleans it and uses it to irrigate Los Angeles State Historic Park. Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 June 2025 Most of that water was used to irrigate fields of alfalfa and vegetables grown in the desert Southwest. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 May 2025 Farmers can no longer irrigate their crops, and shepherds can no longer reach their pastures. Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025 However, arsenic is a naturally occurring substance that can contaminate groundwater and food irrigated with tainted water. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for irrigate
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Verb
  • Blowing air and rinsing with water and alcohol, dropped it further to 87 particles per liter.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
  • When the berries are done soaking, gently rinse them with water.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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  • Each garment piece is dyed and washed with a tie-dye effect before being assembled, creating a one-of-a-kind look when combined with other pieces.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • Scrub the container: When you’re done soaking the container, wash it with dish soap and warm water.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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  • Tipp's reactions to new triggers included throat closing, tongue swelling, flushing, itching, vomiting, diarrhea, brain fog, bone pain, headaches and extreme stomach pain.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 3 July 2025
  • For the event, held inside the Four Seasons Hotel, Vergara flushed her cheeks with a color cross between a guava and a peach.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 July 2025

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“Irrigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrigate. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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