Synonyms of irrigate

irrigate

verb

ˈir-ə-ˌgāt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rinse
• wash
• flush
• flood
• sluice
• wash out
• inundate
• flow
• engulf
• stream
• swamp
• saturate
• hose
• gush
• drench
• soak
• deluge
• rush
• douse
• splash
• douche
• slosh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irrigate

Residential customers, however, may irrigate lawns but are asked to continue to conserve water, cutting outdoor use by 50%, the regional water authority said in a statement Thursday, July 9. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026

Boiseans use 65 million gallons of Veolia water per day to irrigate their lawns during the summer, according to an estimate from the utility. — Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

Some people irrigate the lawn through dry stretches, maintaining it in an active, green state. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Fisher said he flood irrigates about 60 acres of his property to grow hay and pasture for cattle. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026