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

Do not mow the lawn immediately after irrigating it and keep vehicles and soccer practice off the lawn until the grass has dried. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026

In large parts of the Netherlands, farmers are no longer allowed to use water from streams and drainage channels to irrigate fields and orchards. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Some farmers switched to water-efficient crops, and others didn't irrigate at all on parts of their land, according to the Colorado Sun. — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

The parasite infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026